Réalisation:
Paweł SalaScénario:
Paweł SalaPhotographie:
Mikolaj LebkowskiMusique:
Marcin KrzyżanowskiActeurs·trices:
Ewa Skibinska, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Filip Garbacz, Lukasz Simlat, Janusz Chabior, Robert Olech, Mariusz Bonaszewski, Ewa Szykulska (plus)Résumés(1)
After police arrest two brothers, Artur and Martin, at their aunt's provincial motel and take them to jail, we're taken through flashbacks to learn the motive of the crime. How did such evil boys come from a good family? Their mother loves them and her husband, who's broken by his military experience in Iraq. She helps a music student, Eva, who lives with them and cares for their autistic daughter Jadza. She's kind to stray cats, who fill up their flat. Artur begins to believe the illusion that he can control minds. He controls the younger Martin; their mother suspects nothing. His sense of power swells with the growing impotence of his father, whom he scorns... But their motives don't reflect the gravity of their actions, whose reconstruction includes the crime itself, characterized by the fall of traditional values. (Zlín Film Festival)
(plus)Critiques (1)
A TV film that depicts the turmoil and destruction of a middle-class family through the elder of two sons. The obvious psychopath and manipulator systematically alienates, tramples on, and corners the parents and divorced mother. He gains the support of the younger brother and one could say that everything is heading toward a terrifying finale - if it weren't for the fact that the screenwriter tells the story in reverse. For some, this may be an unnecessary step that complicates the understanding of the plot, but for me, it is a welcome change that forces me to pay attention and engage my brain. The film is worth watching, especially for the excellent performance of Mateusz Kosciukiewicz in the role of the mentally disturbed Artur. Such an inconspicuous little scoundrel. Just a small note regarding some of the comments - is it really unclear what happened at the very end (beginning) of the story? Do you really need absolute literalness? What is actually mysterious about this drama? Overall impression: 75%.
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