Showing posts with label last child. Show all posts
Showing posts with label last child. Show all posts
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Busan 2017 Review: LAST CHILD, a Powerful Tale of Guilt and Grief
By Pierce Conran
Grief and guilt get a thorough review in Shin Dong-seok's debut film Last Child, one of three Korean films competing in this year's New Currents competition in Busan. A trio of powerful performances ground this emotionally gritty tale and lure us into a complex web of suffering but while the director for the most part avoids the overly depressing aura of similar stories, a shoddy climax undermines the measured work that precedes it.
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