USA,
2021, 98 min
Directed by:
Pascual SistoScreenplay:
Nicolás GiacoboneCinematography:
Paul ÖzgürCast:
Charlie Shotwell, Jennifer Ehle, Michael C. Hall, Taissa Farmiga, Georgia Lyman, Ben O'Brien, Pamela Jayne Morgan, Lucien Spelman, Elijah UngvaryVOD (1)
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A nontraditional coming-of-age story, set in the unsettling reality of John, a kid who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground. (Sundance Film Festival)
Reviews (1)
A fine subject for a psychological study of a child’s mind going off the rails in relation to his own family. Unfortunately, the filmmaker presents it in the emptiest possible way. The 4:3 format and the minimalist music indicate art-house ambitions (together with the main character, the film is reminiscent of Gus van Sant’s Elephant) and an attempt to raise questions and spark a debate, but in order to do that, the film would have to contain at least some meaningful social concepts, motivations and behavior.
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