Territories
Directed by:
Olivier AbbouScreenplay:
Thibault Lang WillarCinematography:
Karim HussainCast:
Cristina Rosato, Stephen Shellen, Nicole Leroux, Alex Weiner, Michael Mando, Vlasta Vrana, Tim Rozon, Roc LaFortune, Caroline Redekopp, Sean DevinePlots(1)
Do you have anything to declare? Returning from Canada where they have attended the wedding of a friend a carload of young men are detained on the border by patrolmen. The discovery of an illicit substance leads to further inspection before they are held captive in a camp hidden deep within the woods. Without means of communicating to the outside world the men are afflicted with torturous conditions and intense psychological scrutiny. Before long a private detective is on the trail. Can he get to the prisoners before all is lost? (Accent Film Entertainment)
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Very good. Beautifully shot, fairly slow and top of the range performances. Someone had a vision here, wanted to say something (though nothing revolutionary) and went for it. Territories is not the most gratifying kind of film, in the last half hour it makes a turn into something that you wouldn’t expect from your typical exploitation flick. There’s no naturalistic violence, nor is there a brutal climax, just a sad and uncertain point behind the fate of five likeable people. I liked the ending very much, it was the decisive factor for the four stars. I probably won’t remember it after a couple of months, but it resonated with me a while after the screening. Thumbs certainly up.
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