SEEN 12 SEPT
A genuinely moving family drama that doesn't rely on manipulation to get its emotional beats across. The mother-son dynamic at the center of the story is written with real restraint. No unnecessary romantic subplot forced in to hit some commercial quota, which I appreciated. Runtime is a bit much — could have trimmed twenty minutes from the middle stretch without losing anything. Supporting cast, especially the grandfather character, brings a lot of warmth to scenes that could've felt heavy. Cinematography captures the village setting beautifully without ever feeling like tourism footage. This is the kind of film word-of-mouth should carry, not marketing.
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Theatre
Was not ready for that third act turn.
Criminally overlooked at the time of release.
I wanted to love this more than I did.
I keep coming back to that one sequence near the interval.
Family loved it, I was a bit more mixed.
Second half could've been twenty minutes shorter, no?
The lead carried entire stretches of this single-handedly.
Watched it FDFS and the theatre response was something else.
Watched with a packed house, made a real difference.
Curious if you've seen the director's earlier work too.
Completely agree — that scene stuck with me too.
The background score did all the heavy lifting in the emotional bits.
The cinematography deserved way more conversation than it got.
Watched it FDFS and the theatre response was something else.
This one's better the less you know going in, agreed.
Took a while to get going but absolutely worth it.
This is the kind of film that needs a big screen.
That's a fair point about the pacing, didn't notice it on my first watch.
I keep coming back to that one sequence near the interval.
Everyone slept on this when it released.
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