Initiated by a father's mistrust and nosiness into his daughter's affairs, eventually an entire community is sucked into a situation that nobody is prepared for. The dilemmas faced by each character feel incredibly real and relatable thanks to incredible acting performances as well as the story's down-to-earth setting.
The protagonists probably resemble your family and friends. Following on with the nuanced storytelling, I couldn't make out either a hero or a villain, every character seemed to approach their respective situations with good intentions relative to their relationship to the conflict. Yet despite these good intentions, the outcome of the events kept getting worse for all parties involved. This phenomenon is counter-intuitive, yet also what defines our humanity.
Marocco / Mikado does a brilliant job at bringing home this inconvenient truth, good intentions alone do not suffice to resolve a situation. The seed of mistrust that kicks off the film's first conflict between father and daughter spreads like a disease to others, pervading throughout the rest of the story as the protagonists find themselves suffering despite no one willingly causing harm or being the culprit. Simple mistrust in the intentions and actions of others and poor communication and lack of listening seem to be the real evils here.
As the film progresses from bad to worse and no villain can be found, I could not help but notice the knot in my stomach getting tighter and tighter. I left the film deeply disturbed by the brilliant storytelling and the inconvenient truths presented by the film. We are called to be mindful of our intentions, and called to perhaps trust each other more than our fearful instincts oftentimes want us to.
Bravo to the whole team.
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