Review - 2 out of 5 - this is not a mainstream film. You are left with questions and it is a long drawn out film.
I did some research on this film when I got home today to find out what others thought of this. I was surprised on IMDB to see the rating of 8.5 out of 10. I started to wonder whether we had watched the same film. I understand this won the Grand Prize of the Jury award at Cannes which explains why it was sold out this morning.
The movie is about a man that confesses to murder and the journey he takes law officials on to find where he buried the body. The movie is mostly shot at night and at dawn with car headlights providing light. The shots of the countryside were beautiful and worth watching the film just for that piece alone. As you watch the movie, the main characters (police chief, doctor, prosecutor) talk about their lives. The movie watcher feels like you are travelling in the car with them, listening to their stories. All of them appear to be guilty of something but you don't know what it is. As the movie progresses (2 hours and 45 minutes), you become tired. It is like a long day at work. In reading the other reviews, that is supposedly what the director wanted you to feel. I felt I was left with more questions than answers and exhausted after the end of it. You feel like you have been up all night with the characters driving around looking for a body. When they do find it, they certainly do not treat it like CSI which begs the question how do they do an investigation in these countries?
I wouldn't recommend this film unless you are into artistic direction.
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