![]() ![]() Clare (Aisling Franciosi, "The Fall") is a young Irish woman, recently married with a newborn. ![]() Violence was prevalent towards women, native Aboriginals, and even the land and existing culture. The British were in the midst of colonizing the country. Now you are likely similar to me in that your knowledge of 1825 Tasmanian history is quite limited. Set in 1825 Tasmania, the opening scenes are ominous and cloaked in dread - even though nothing has happened (yet). The two sides of my brain were at war the entire time. From an emotional aspect, the film is extraordinarily uncomfortable and disturbing to watch however, from a filmmaking perspective, it's a thing of beauty. The only thing holding it back is the historical subject matter and the no-holds-barred approach that will surely limit its audience. With only her second feature film, Jennifer Kent (THE BABADOOK) has created a near cinematic masterpiece. ![]()
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