A deeply, deeply harrowing record of a continually unfolding history that too many of us (myself included) far too easily forget or neglect. Echoes of what I can only imagine the situation in Gaza fees like.
In a time where misinformation and artificially manufactured images are increasingly preying on our ability to trust what is real and what is fabricated, films like this are vital to maintaining our collective consciousness. We owe an immense debt of gratitude for journalists and…
I had the unique fortunate of attending a screening amongst an audience filled with ambassadors in the UN Trusteeship Council chamber followed by a Q&A with Jonathan Glazer and James Wilson. Perhaps this is why I’m reminded of a quote from Resnais’ Night and Fog, another unsettling, profound film that uses the Holocaust to explore the human condition.
"There are those who look upon these ruins today, as though the monster were dead and buried beneath them... Deaf to the endless cry"
I’ll be processing this one for a while…
"There are those who look upon these ruins today, as though the monster were dead and buried beneath them... Those who opined it happened only once... Deaf to the endless cry..."
It feels unconscionable to "like" this profoundly important, devastatingly unsettling, awesomely disturbing meditation.
"Who is on the lookout from the strange watchtowers to warn us of our new executioner's arrival? Are their faces really different from ours?"
Shockingly relevant to the current American climate. Petri deftly tiptoes the tightrope between drama and satire, culminating brilliantly in the film's final 15 minutes. For Criterion Channel subscribers, I recommend watching the supplemental interview with Camilla Zamboni.
Defund the police!
