If you want to get an idea of how life was in Germany after the Second World War, Europa is your film. It recreates the inevitably nightmarish environment in a country shrouded by the horrors it has committed. It’s inventive, creative, and amazingly dark.
From: Germany, EuropeContinue reading “Europa – Darkness in Post-War Germany”
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Next: Wings of Desire, Children of Men, Persona
If you want to see a great film about life in post-genocide Rwanda then watch Munyurangabo. The production quality isn’t great and there’s a lot of singing that pops up now and then, but the dialogue is simple and waterproof. It doesn’t offer you much at the start, but it slowly reveals more and more as the film progresses until you realise you’re watching a much deeper film than you thought.
From: Rwanda, AfricaContinue reading “Munyurangabo – Post-War Rwanda through the Eyes of Friends”
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Next: Hotel Rwanda, Look of Silence, Sleepwalking Land
If you’re looking for a fun road movie like Thelma and Louise or Y Tu Mama Tambien, you’ve come to the wrong place. The Load is a brutal depiction of a country traumatised by war – it’s not a place where humour exists. There are no bright colours and no sweeping landscape shots. No one really knows what they’re doing, and there aren’t any dreams.
From: Serbia, EuropeContinue reading “The Load – A Road Trip Through Serbia’s Wasteland”
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Next: Shok, The Trader, Mardan
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