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Reflection

Vidblysk

2021

Valentyn Vasyanovych

Roman Lutskiy, Stanislav Aseyev, Oleksandr Danyliuk, Nika Myslytska ...

5.4

28

Drama The film centers on Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy, who is captured by the Russian military forces in the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine, and while in captivity, he is exposed to horrifying scenes of humiliation, violence and indifference toward human life. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment and tries to find a purpose in life by rebuilding his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. He learns how to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"It is the tension between the startling and sometimes brutally visceral story each single scene contains and the coolly considered, contemplative manner of its containment (...) that makes 'Reflection' such a compelling statement on the horrors of armed conflict"	POS
United States	Anna Smith Deadline	"There are no easy answers in this thought-provoking film from Vasyanovych: another dark and disturbing watch with tiny glimmers of beauty."	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"A film that is rigorously executed, unflinching in its depiction of atrocity, and more than somewhat oblique in its overall thrust."	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"This is an extremely grueling film to watch because of its honest depiction of pain (...) There is a deeper, more nuanced story worked through here about betrayal and redemption, mercy and survival"	POS
Canada	Dustin Chang Screen Anarchy	"Impactful and impressive filmmaking (...) Daring in its cinematic language, and unflinching in its presentation of the present, [it] makes it impossible to ignore the state of the on-going conflict in that part of the world"	POS
United Kingdom	Phil Hoad The Guardian	"Hauntingly enigmatic in its storytelling, even with the highly controlled formalism, 'Reflection' is both a shaken outcry for Ukraine and subdued declaration that hope still lies beyond (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
	Marta Bałaga Cineuropa	"Valentyn Vasyanovych doesn’t just look at the ongoing war; he stares"	POS

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