A story about two brothers who after not seeing their father for ten years go on a 'bonding' trip with him. I won't tell more of the story, because everyone should see this movie. It won a bunch of awards - all of which were more than deserved - the performances are outstanding, the direction immaculate, the cinematography could be compared to Bergman's films and the sound is subtle and not intrusive. It's a simple story, but full of little emotions and personal battles that draw you in within seconds. It's a quiet and somewhat disturbing masterpiece which gets under your skin and lingers there long after the movie is over.
It's a shame that one of the main boys died the untimely death shortly after filming; he died playing dares with his friends, jumping of the very tower used in the films opening shot.
p.s. Thanks to Wal for lending the movie.
2 comments:
so you watched it after all :) i didn't know that garin died. but to get the facts right, he jumped in the lake, from a boat not from the tower. i'm trusting wikipedia here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Garin)
quite sad though.
Yup, did a bit of research - you're right, but it was the same lake they filmed most of the movie in. Very tragic. I read about the tower in of the reviews - no one else seem to have mentioned it. The movie has recieved Cannes award for the best film and the director has dedicated it to Garin.
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