Plemja
Directed by:
Myroslav SlaboshpytskyiScreenplay:
Myroslav SlaboshpytskyiCinematography:
Valentin VasyanovichCast:
Grigoriy Fesenko, Yana Novikova, Rosa Babiy, Alexander Dsiadevich, Yaroslav Biletskiy, Ivan Tishko, Aleksandr Osadchiy, Sahin ApiliogullariVOD (1)
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Teenage Sergey (Grigoriy Fesenko), a new student at the boarding school, realizes immediately that he must prove himself worthy to be brought under the protective wing of the school gang's leader to survive unscathed. After an indoctrination of harmless initiation pranks and rites, Sergey's new-found clique soon introduces him to their common activities of robbery, bribery and prostitution. At first assimilating seamlessly into his new role in the tribe, he finds himself compromised as he begins to fall in love with his female classmate—and one of the gang's escorts—triggering a sequence of stunningly diabolical events. (Drafthouse Films)
(more)Reviews (2)
Hats off for coming up with an idea to shoot a movie by such engaging means, where the spoken word gets swapped for sign language. It’s even more interesting that you get to see environments that you wouldn’t wish upon your worst enemy. The Tribe combines a really brutal psychological drama with an Eastern Bloc feel and an idea that’s worth watching. But the most interesting thing is that it really works here and there. Then again, it’s true that I was really sick of the long raw scenes and I almost fell asleep from boredom when they were on the screen. In any case, the idea definitely at least deserves your attention – if you’re a movie fan, that is.
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A similar case as Stations of the Cross: a young creator, a radically different concept, a captivating design. Enchanting choreography of camera trajectories and sign language by deaf characters, silence transformed into the most intense sound of all, and precise work with familiar storytelling, which allows one to understand the sign language even where we do not know its exact meaning. An overwhelming finale that balances on the verge of exploitation, but thanks to the director's consistency, gives an uncompromising KO.
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