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Many years into the future, civilisation as we know it has pretty much crumbled, most of mankind has been wiped out, and what has remained has gathered in small tribes all over the world. One such tribe is the Varosha Tribe, a tribe which chooses its leader with the three worthiest of every generation being taken to some forbidden forest by their current leader, to one of them prove him-/herself leader material. Dangers in the forbidden forest are manyfold, as the "Others" who have once driven the Varoshas' forefathers from their original village, are still said to roam the woods.

This time, it's up to chief Nus (Luke D'Silva) to take the candidates on their mission, as there are the rather naive Thade (Adam Bond), Ares (Marc Zammit) the cunning and the emotionally unstable Eiren (Jade Hobday) to the forbidden forest ... and it's not long before Thade has broken his foot, Ares wants to leave him to die, and Erin's bad temper gets them all almost killed that Nus has to realize none of the group is leader material ... but then the trouble really start when a woman with a box, Flinn (Laura Marie Howard) arrives on the scene followed by a trio of hunters she only manages to chase away with the content of the box, a handgun. But Nus gets killed in the struggle, Flinn passes out, the three candidates get their hands on the box - and now they try to figure out what to do with the woman and the box, all the while of course still fighting over who's to become leader of their tribe. But as always, if you give humans too effective a weapon and a reason to fight, things end gorily ...

Made on a very limited budget, Pandorica is a movie that really manages to make the most out of everything, thanks not only to its beautiful backdrops that really make the film look much bigger than the budget might suggest, but also a clever story that keeps one involved from the beginning, never lets loose regarding tension and surprises, and doesn't waste time with unnecessary explanations but still manages to build a plausible world all of its own. And all of this is helped by a very economic yet driven directorial effort, well-staged action, and strong performances by all.

Definitely worth a look!

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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