A rare film for people that appreciate great cinema
There is a vast river of drug dealing, violent celluloid exploitation films that at one time seemed almost inescapeable if one watched popular cinema from Latin America. I found myself thinking of those films as I watched this one, but what a difference great directing, acting, writing & production values make. There is almost a kind of delicacy here even as we watch the unraveling of cold-hearted & also beautiful lives dancing side by side, inches apart. Sometimes all of this takes place in a matter of moments in the same frame, each action held onto preciously like a secret breath of air. This is not the story of Ozzie & Harriet. It is a confusing mashup. The quality of story-telling makes me think of Days of Heaven. Quite an accomplishment for a film about a very different world with much less fortunate lives. Highly recommended.
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