Trafficking of illegal immigrants into Belgium. Father (Roger) and 15 year old son (Igor) work together to extort the dosh. Then an African falls off a ladder. Igor wants to do the good thing (get him to hospital) Roger wants to do the bad thing (let him bleed to death) They bury him in concrete. [...]
First time i saw this i was a bit underwhelmed. Then i was wowed by The Son and gave Rosetta another go. Better on 2nd watch cus I’m appreciating better the Dardennes deliberate effectless style but still nothing really grabbed me about it. So this is my 3rd and last go at this film. How [...]
For most of this film the camera is up close behind the back of Olivier Gourmet’s neck. We’re watching his watching. Where his head goes our head goes. And his head goes – everywhere with his eyes; looking to the left, to the right, looking askance, turning and looking behind, looking around. Everywhere those speccy [...]
