Seldom comes a movie that keeps you glued to the screen without the need of some fancy special effect or camera move; one that has a story that is universal, involving, complex, and devastating. Here is the eternal conflict, one that continues despite our supposed maturing and evolving into much better characters.
A successful doctor suddenly finds himself in the middle of a big mess as his wife might or not have committed a brutal act of terrorism. As the plot unfolds and he's inevitably questioned, more and more questions arise. Some of these are inquiries by the authorities who want to capture any other parties. Most of the ones the film deals with, are apparently of a personal nature for this is a love story between a man and his wife. This love story, however, has ended badly, and the mystery will be resolved by the end of the film.
The doctor continues to suffer and slowly see his perfect universe fall apart as he discovers more and more of the truths that have surrounded him for a long time, yet he might not have wanted to see or acknowledge. The film delivers each one of them like a hard slap to his face, and it is painful to see that it's difficult to place a 100% of the blame on anyone, and that is equally impossible to justify any of the actions taken by anyone here. There are moments when one goes through a range of emotions similar to the main character, and this where this film excels for we learn to discover more than we might want to know.
The film explores the cultural, political, and social differences between two types of people, and even at first, we can catch one furtive look from someone who is not happy with the success of the doctor. This gets more intense and clear as the investigation continues, and here the man is a pariah not wanted by anyone because he can't understand what happened, what is happening or what will happen. As usual, there is plenty of ignorance at the heart of the conflict, and the dialog in the film illustrates a lot of this. More and more questions continue to arise as the film nears its conclusion.
There are many beautiful scenes in the movie, trying to explain the relationship between the doctor and his wife, and we keep wondering how it was possible that the events led to the attack. In the end, things become more clear, but questions remain, and they will continue as long as we fail to heal and embrace each other, finding a common ground, recognizing the similarities rather than the differences.
Great film.
A successful doctor suddenly finds himself in the middle of a big mess as his wife might or not have committed a brutal act of terrorism. As the plot unfolds and he's inevitably questioned, more and more questions arise. Some of these are inquiries by the authorities who want to capture any other parties. Most of the ones the film deals with, are apparently of a personal nature for this is a love story between a man and his wife. This love story, however, has ended badly, and the mystery will be resolved by the end of the film.
The doctor continues to suffer and slowly see his perfect universe fall apart as he discovers more and more of the truths that have surrounded him for a long time, yet he might not have wanted to see or acknowledge. The film delivers each one of them like a hard slap to his face, and it is painful to see that it's difficult to place a 100% of the blame on anyone, and that is equally impossible to justify any of the actions taken by anyone here. There are moments when one goes through a range of emotions similar to the main character, and this where this film excels for we learn to discover more than we might want to know.
The film explores the cultural, political, and social differences between two types of people, and even at first, we can catch one furtive look from someone who is not happy with the success of the doctor. This gets more intense and clear as the investigation continues, and here the man is a pariah not wanted by anyone because he can't understand what happened, what is happening or what will happen. As usual, there is plenty of ignorance at the heart of the conflict, and the dialog in the film illustrates a lot of this. More and more questions continue to arise as the film nears its conclusion.
There are many beautiful scenes in the movie, trying to explain the relationship between the doctor and his wife, and we keep wondering how it was possible that the events led to the attack. In the end, things become more clear, but questions remain, and they will continue as long as we fail to heal and embrace each other, finding a common ground, recognizing the similarities rather than the differences.
Great film.