A middle-aged French couple moves to a local Spanish village, seeking closeness with nature where their presence inflames two locals to the point of outright hostility and shocking violence.
shareGreat to hear. I have this downloaded and plan to watch it this week.
shareJust saw it. Great movie.
shareI haven't seen it, but it has to be shit. The real life couple was Dutch, which changes the cultural context. There's much more xenophobia in Spain against Northern Europeans than the French. Also, the changed details seem to demonize the Dutch couple (who were 100% correct in the conflict) and ask sympathy for the inbred and greedy Spanish family.
shareI liked it, specially the altercations. The dialogues in the pub were seriously provoking and it showed. The could have shaved off 30-40 mins easily though. After the actual act it became a bit dragging.
shareI loved the kitchen scene between the mother and her daughter.
shareYes, parts of it were very realistic. It was the same throughout the movie, one can see how a situation escalates merely by words.
shareYeah, the director showed some (kind of) Ingmar Bergman influences there. This is a rich movie.
shareOverall I liked what they did, considering the way too familiar story.
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The Frenchie though... He was wrong. He could have taken the money and find another place to live through his middle age life crisis, instead of telling the natives what they can and can't do with their money. The same woods, rocky meadows, derelict villages, ass raping hillbillies and useless police are xerocopied all over Southern Europe, from the Atlantic ocean to the Black sea. It is hard to root for him, but this could have been intentional. Rarely in real life things are black and white (apparently, the movie is based on real events).
I liked the constant and subtle tension in the first half, but the change of tone was too sudden when his wife switched to "McDormand" mode. The inclusion of the daughter was a good touch.