Exiles (2013)
4/10
Tries to be artistic, but doesn't really succeed
6 October 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Just like the other fairly famous Troian Bellisario short film "Immediately Afterlife", this movie here is about two people bonding under the most horrible circumstances. Bellisario also wrote the script for this one and if you watch "pretty Little Liars", you will not only know her, but also know her co-star Shane Coffey, who appeared in a few episodes. The director, Tommy Bertelsen, however has nothing to do with the series or with many other films in general. He mostly works as a television actor and this one here is his first and only effort behind the camera so far. A couple is reunited after they've been separated, but the price is high and the two have to live in isolation. Apparently, that's fine for the guy as long as he has his girl with him, but Bellisario's character becomes more and more dissatisfied with the situation. This film is very much style over substance. We do not find out too much about what happened before or about the two characters and instead we hear pretentious movies and see beautiful landscape from start to finish. Like a poor man's Malick film a bit. These 24 minutes aren't really worth the watch. Not recommended.
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