Велкам хом
Directed by:
Ангелина НиконоваCast:
Paulina Simkin, Edward Baker-Duly, Karren Karagulian, Olga Dykhovichnaya, Mona Depena, Anna Pipoyan, Kika MagalhaesPlots(1)
"Welkome Home" explores the absurdity of a common problem of progressive societies – the abundance of opportunities. That is why the ironical personal dramas of six characters take place in New York – a city famous for being the capital of the Land of Opportunities. "Be careful what you wish for" is the saying that best describes the finale of this roller-coaster full of unexpected twists and turns. (official distributor synopsis)
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The theme of Eastern European immigrants living in the USA could easily be treated in a very interesting and engaging way, but that is not the case with this film. The protagonists of the film are desperate people who make only bad decisions all the time and thus make their lives less and less bearable. They are not sympathetic, and the fact that they are relatively well written and even well-acted does not save them much. The level of the film is not even raised by a satirical self-parody regarding allusions to festival films and award-winning non-actors, and the closer the film comes to the end, the more it bores the audience. The side plot about a man who longs to become a woman is done nicely, but ends up being cut off without any climax.
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