I was recommended this movie by a pleasant young Romania I met in a park in Yorkshire. Having a keen interest in world cinema I asked for her recommendation on a pretty recent Romania movie, and this is what she offered up. Right from the opening scenes I knew it was going to be one I would enjoy. Unlike some world movies, this isn't a movie about Romania. As many other reviewers have rightly pointed out, it is a story that is told a million times a day in every country around the globe.
I is very much the story of how differently things can look from different perspectives. For someone watching on it is easy to wonder what the bog deal is. Why not just wait a few days and get released? But the reality is that what might not be a big deal to one person can be everything to someone else.
I loved the texture of the movie and the often minimal dialogue. There were times when you almost wanted to shout out 'speak - say something' and yet they still held the silence for another thirty seconds or even a minute.
A great effort on the part of everyone involved. Congratulations to them all.
I is very much the story of how differently things can look from different perspectives. For someone watching on it is easy to wonder what the bog deal is. Why not just wait a few days and get released? But the reality is that what might not be a big deal to one person can be everything to someone else.
I loved the texture of the movie and the often minimal dialogue. There were times when you almost wanted to shout out 'speak - say something' and yet they still held the silence for another thirty seconds or even a minute.
A great effort on the part of everyone involved. Congratulations to them all.