| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Canada. |
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray/DVD, Sony)
(Starz)
Twins living in Canada appear at a notary for the reading of their mother's will. So begins a journey that takes first the girl, and eventually the boy, to Palestine in search of their past. The story alternates between that of the mother and the present-day. The mother is a Christian activist and revolutionary. She is eventually imprisoned for committing a shocking assassination, tortured and raped. In the present-day, the girl retraces the steps of her mother. She finds the prison, the people who knew her and ultimately her past. Exquisitely filmed, finely acted, but the unpleasant subject matter leaves a bitter taste.
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