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Our Children (Joachim Lafosse)

Sad Professor · 2013-05-12 13:19:58

Has anyone else seen this yet? It's on in the IFI until the 23rd. It stars Émilie Dequenne (best known for Rosetta) and the two male leads from A Prophet (Niels Arestrup and Tahar Rahim). It's chillingly powerful story about a woman's descent into depression and despair due to her immigrant husband's material dependence on…

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Has anyone else seen this yet? It's on in the IFI until the 23rd. It stars Émilie Dequenne (best known for Rosetta) and the two male leads from A Prophet (Niels Arestrup and Tahar Rahim).

It's chillingly powerful story about a woman's descent into depression and despair due to her immigrant husband's material dependence on a wealthy doctor, leading her to commit an act so unspeakably terrible even the film has to look away. It's a domestic drama with some interesting things to say about post-colonial relations and gender politics, though I was especially drawn to its frightening depiction of personal and financial dependence.

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