Hot Picks
|
|
|
Ghabe
Sweden 2019
produced by Andrew Thompson, Jenny Johansson, Markus Castro, Roger Hynne (executive), David Karcenti (executive), Malte Forssell (executive) for Castro Film
directed by Markus Castro
starring Adel Darwish, Nathalie Williamsdotter, Ahmad Fadel, Wafai Laila, Nasreen Aljanabi Larsson, Vera Larsson, Lena B. Eriksson, Elias Palin, Sara Sommerfeld, Roger Hynne, Patrick Saxe, Johan Lindqvist, Martin Schauermann, Joonas Vartianen, Amanda Marlon, Martin Melin, Fredric Hasselbom, Marley Norstad
written by Markus Castro, music by Ehsan Kalantarpour, Ida Sundqvist
review by Mike Haberfelner
|
|
Available on DVD! To buy, click on link(s) below and help keep this site afloat (commissions earned) |
Always make sure of DVD-compatibility!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Monir (Adel Darwish) arrives in Sweden in the summer of 2015 as a
Syrian refugee, where he, with a group of other asylum seekers, is given
abode in a cabin deep in the woods - woods that are totally foreign (even
in concept) to him in a land whose customs neither he nor his fellow
refugees understand. And Monir suffering from PTSD doesn't make things
easier. However, while he first feared the surrounding forests, he soon
comes to appreciate them, as well as nature as such, and often goes
exploring for days on end, much to the dismay of Farid (Ahmad Fadel),
who's somewhat of a substitute fathr to him. During one of his strolls
through the woods, he stumbles upon lovely Moa (Nathalie Williamsdotter),
and makes it a habit to watch her from afar - and it's not long before he
spots her skinnydipping, but is then caught by her masturbating to the
sight. Eventually, they cross paths for real, and she confesses to him
that she long has set her sights on him. And while in the woods, they
become a couple, have adventures together, have sex ... but it's as soon
as they leave the woods that the problems begin, as he's still waiting for
his residence permit that's all but sealed, while Moa's mother (Lena B.
Eriksson) has xenophobic tendencies, which is why Moa doesn't want to
introduce Monir to her, much to Monir's dismay, and Moa also has an
ex-boyfriend (Elias Palin) who doesn't respond well to her rejection - all
of which culminates to a sitiuation so explosive it has to blow up
eventually ... One of the most compelling films about
immigration and the resulting culture clash - because despite being rooted
in real historical events, this film does anything but trying to deliver
its message with a sledge hammer, instead brings it across via beautiful
metaphors, metaphors that make perfect use of the rather impressive forest
backdrops most of the film is set in. Also the film takes its time to
explore and present its characters as individuals rather than just
stand-ins for propaganda, with very able actors filming their roles. And a
cinematic language that manages to capture the wonders of nature but moves
dynamic enough to keep things going visually really is the final piece of
the puzzle to make this a rather great movie.
|
|
|
review © by Mike Haberfelner
|
Feeling lucky? Want to search any of my partnershops yourself for more, better results? (commissions earned) |
The links below will take you just there!!!
|
|
|
Thanks for watching !!!
|
|
|
Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
|