Two underground CPC love each other, but never say it until they are betrayed by a traitor and executed by the enemy.
As Andrew’s life begins to change, his passion for drumming soon becomes a spiraling obsession in the pursuit of perfection. Through the use of disturbing and abusive training methods, Fletcher puts Andrew through emotional and physical agony.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
I understood post-memory as passing down stories and images of one’s experiences that are not your own. For decades, rape has been depicted in cinema through a third-person perspective, leaving the viewer to observe rape; not to experience it.
This film is a splendid mix of mediums, but its strength lies in its simplicity and beautiful message of closeness.
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
