This Is a film that bruises the soul. It allows man's darkest impulses to play out in full. The violence will be too much for some. It is unspeakable brutality, but i urge you to stick with this. This is no rape, revenge drama more an unlikely friendship being buillt in the darkest of times.
Many films have used the Academey ratio to good effect in recent years, and this is another. Kent uses the tighter, square aspect ratio, often resting on Franciosi's face in close-up. The effect feels all the more oppressive, as if the sides of the screen itself are threatening to close in on her and swallow her up.
It's an ugly film, in the very best sense of the word. Payback is far from straightforward. But it's a film that stick with you.
Many films have used the Academey ratio to good effect in recent years, and this is another. Kent uses the tighter, square aspect ratio, often resting on Franciosi's face in close-up. The effect feels all the more oppressive, as if the sides of the screen itself are threatening to close in on her and swallow her up.
It's an ugly film, in the very best sense of the word. Payback is far from straightforward. But it's a film that stick with you.