They shot the film in real time, in a single continues take and that's so rare because it takes a lot of work at choreographing everything at the smallest details, but regardless of the effort I don't think that they managed to achieve something special with the way they shot it. There is a lot of black shades that prevent you to see the faces of the actors at some scenes, so nice effort but it could have been much better. The cast did a very good job. The two main actresses are very good here, but then again that's to be expected when in a film planned with this much detail. Overall I really liked the movie although there are a few scenes when they drag it a bit and as intimate as the movie is at saying this small story, the message of the film it's universal and important.
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
2019
Action / Drama
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
2019
Action / Drama
Plot summary
When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.
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December 10, 2019 at 01:09 AM
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Intimate, personal, small but so powerful in its honesty.
Subdued
This is cinema-verite of the perils of a native woman trying to adjust to living in a large city - in this case Vancouver. The strength of this film is that there is no glamorization. Rosa is both victim and predator. And Aila as the Good Samaritan is more a victim.
Also the film is complex, no easy solutions are offered.
The film is slow-paced with no histrionics.
If you are a fan of action films then better to skip this.
absolutely unique
One of the most incredibly close, really personal films I have ever seen. Sensory and emotional realism in every frame.