, Serbia’s submission to the International Feature Oscar race, gives a poignant hint of the horrors to come. The setting is rural Croatia in the 1940s. A large group of Serbian women and children are being marched to a train station by armed guards. Two Croatian women work in the fields, watching them fearfully, also cautious of their own fate. One catches the eye of a woman in the line who’s holding a baby, understanding her pleading look.
The addition of the sex scene feels a little out of a step with the overall tone, and it’s not the only time that the guards come close to caricature. But despite some heavy-handed moments, it’s hard not to be struck by the horror on display, especially knowing that director Antonijević and writer Nataša Drakulić based their screenplay on survivor testimony and court transcripts, creating a “composite truth”, as Antonijević calls it.
While most of the narrative focus is on Dara and her two year old brother, Budo, it occasionally shifts to Dara’s father, who has been given the job of throwing dead bodies into the water, dreading the day he might recognize one of them. But this is at its strongest when exploring the connections between female prisoners, as they form swift bonds out of necessity and struggle to stay close to their children, holding onto a glimmer of hope that some might escape to a better place.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sony Pictures Intl. Productions, Ben Stassen, Matthieu Zeller Team on ‘Chickenhare’ (EXCLUSIVE)Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) is joining forces with Ben Stassen, a veteran Belgian animation director and producer, and his producing partner Matthieu Zeller on “Chickenhare… Listen to my new release FLOWSTAR
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »
Intl. Emmy Winner Hernán Caffiero to Address Chile’s Struggle Against Gender Violence in ‘La vida de nosotras’ (EXCLUSIVE)Hernán Caffiero, director and producer of 2018’s International Emmy-winning “The Suspended Mourning,” is teaming with up-and-coming director Bárbara Francisca Barrera Morales on “La vida de n…
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »
Anna Duggar Shuts Down Critic Who Asked How She and Josh Duggar “Afford” Having 7 Kids - E! OnlineAnna Duggar explained how she and husband Josh Duggar can 'afford' their soon-to-be family of nine, after one social media troll asked, 'Does Josh even work?' They live in his fathers windowless guest house (warehouse). Jimbob is supporting his 7 kids not Josh. I just hope he doesn’t molest his girls like sisters. It’s a vagina, not a clown car. He is disgusting!!!
Source: enews - 🏆 466. / 52 Read more »
Int’l Critics Line: Anna Smith On Sweden’s Oscar Entry ‘Charter’A mother abducts her own children in Charter, a riveting watch from writer-director Amanda Kernell (Sami Blood). Norwegian actress Ane Dahl Torp puts in a powerhouse turn as Alice, the desperate, i…
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »
Int’l Critics Line: Anna Smith On Taiwan’s Oscar-Shortlisted ‘A Sun’Next time someone asks what’s good on Netflix, you might want to point them to this winner that’s been lurking there since January 2020. A victor at the Golden Horse Awards and now shortlisted for … Gratitude for this
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »