A very good movie

Patrice Chéreau is not really a famous director abroad but he is really highly regarded in France. He has directed among other things ‘La Reine Margot’ which was a huge critical success when it was released. Anyway, he is definitely an intriguing director so I was really eager to check this flick. Even though it might be his most obscure movie I have seen so far, it might the best one he has made. Indeed, he developed such fascinating characters with those two brothers, it was quite spellbinding to watch. Furthermore, the two actors, Bruno Todeschini and Éric Caravaca, were both really good. The fact that I had never heard of them before (even though Bruno Todeschini seemed familiar) made it even easier to focus on their characters since I didn’t have any recollection of a previous performance. To be honest, the whole thing is rather bleak and depressing so it is not a feel good movie whatsoever but I didn’t really care since it is a seriously deep feature dealing with death, love, forgiveness and kinship and it was downright fascinating to behold. To conclude, even though it is a rather obscure flick, it is actually a really strong drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.

8/10