
Hélène is a forty-year-old woman who becomes amnesic after a period in a coma. She then discovers that she lives with Nicolas, her husband. A stranger to a life she is supposed to know perfectly, she meets Nelle, a home care assistant, who brings a breath of fresh air into her monotonous life.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
There’s been a longstanding criticism of sci-fi films about its lack of Black characters. For the past few years, Anthony Mackie has been successfully representing Black masculinity in the otherwise homogenous genre and I am here for it.
This is a Spanish-speaking short film that contains English subtitles. The short film is produced in the United States.
The second season arrives over three years after its first. While late on arrival, most audience members will be happy.
An impressive narrative structure, a perfect use of the continuous shot technique, and great interpretations make "Boiling Point" one of the best films of 2021.