I liked the film, but found it inconclusive. Detailed review here.

“Not for the faint-hearted” was all I had to see to choose a screening of The Whirlpool at CIFF 2013 over one of Oh Boy, a European Film Award winning black-and-white comedy. I am naturally drawn to boundary pushing films that can stick a wrench in my gut and effectively reinforce my bleak world-view.

The Serbian film directed by Bojan Vuk Kosovcevic failed to adequately satisfy my cinematic appetite. However, I still remain in praise of what it set out to do and how it attempts to accomplish just that, even though I found the ending quite inconclusive and ambiguous. I couldn’t dismiss away such an ambitious film that has so much going for it. But I wouldn’t deem it a success either.

The Whirlpool comprises of three chapters revolving around three characters. The first act involves a gang member named Bogdan who’s just been released from prison. We see that he’s revered by members of his gang. We also see that his absence hasn't given way for one of his underlings to override his once established authority. Bogdan seems to want to make the most of his time outside prison even if it is at the cost of ending up back in prison. He tries to relight an old flame with a girl, who now belongs to another gang-member with legends woven around him. This act also unsettles another girl from Bogdan's gang who has taken a liking for Bogdan.


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