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The Wolf House 2018
Visually surreal and horrifying in equal measure. The movie tells the story of the mental anguish of a runaway member of the colonia dignidad cult in chile founded by Paul Schäfer a German Nazi who became infamous for the torture, imprisonment, and murder of political dissidents under the Pinochet government in the 1970s as well as child sex abuse within the colony. This stop motion film depicts the mental minefield an escaped member of the colony must navigate as she ventures out alone after years of control, abuse, and brainwashing. Dark and immensely meticulous this film will amaze and horrify you.
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Dheepan 2015
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This movie like all potent immigrant stories reminds you of how little you really understand about the alienation and difficulty that immigrants face when they arrive in new countries. They are forced to live in the most impoverished neighborhoods in lands where they may not know the language at all upon arrival. It’s so dizzying it’s almost hard to believe anyone has marched through life like this. But somehow it’s worth it to escape the even greater challenges of their…
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Beginning 2020
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I wish I had written this review right after I watched. But it’s still vivid in my mind. The long still shots put me in a trance and the few shots where the camera does move are so intentional and have you worriedly wondering what is out there waiting for the main character. This is one of the most thoughtfully shot movies I’ve seen in a long time. The opening scene with the fire is burned into my memory and…
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