I didn't realise 'The Beasts' was a true story until after seeing the film. I wish I had known as I was watching it. I was both shocked, and also sadly not shocked to learn that at the same time. It can be a very cruel world we live in at times.
I kept thinking as I was watching this that only the Europeans could get away with making a film like this. It's so patient. There are some extremely long takes with a single camera giving a wide shot of everyone in the conversation and simply letting every detail be observed as you please. It's great to watch and an incredibly immersive.
This was a film where I needed to know how it was going to end. It felt like every kind of ending was on the cards. I often wish in these scenarios you could just have Quentin Tarantino slam a character with a flame-thrower into the mix. But of course that's not how films work and I thought the ending they chose was handled with a lot of class. This was a good film. 8/10.
I kept thinking as I was watching this that only the Europeans could get away with making a film like this. It's so patient. There are some extremely long takes with a single camera giving a wide shot of everyone in the conversation and simply letting every detail be observed as you please. It's great to watch and an incredibly immersive.
This was a film where I needed to know how it was going to end. It felt like every kind of ending was on the cards. I often wish in these scenarios you could just have Quentin Tarantino slam a character with a flame-thrower into the mix. But of course that's not how films work and I thought the ending they chose was handled with a lot of class. This was a good film. 8/10.