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Hearts and Bones

2019

Ben Lawrence

Hugo Weaving, Andrew Luri, Hayley McElhinney, Bolude Fakuade ...

6.5

73

Drama Daniel Fisher Weaving returns home, and despite his partner's protests, prepares for his next dangerous overseas assignment. At the same time, he is preparing for an upcoming retrospective exhibition of his work from the world's war zones. South Sudanese refugee, Sebastian Aman Luri has built a life in Australia, living happily with his wife and young child. When he learns that Daniel's exhibition may display photographs of a massacre ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Eddie Cockrell Variety	"Sensitive and affecting (...) An impressive narrative feature debut"	POS
United States	Harry Windsor The Hollywood Reporter	"Lawrence proves himself a very able director of actors. Appearing on camera for the first time, Luri gives a detailed, hugely likeable performance"	POS
United Kingdom	Luke Buckmaster The Guardian	"It is a human-oriented drama that builds a thoughtful and contemplative space (...) It is also the kind of drama you sometimes want to grab and shake to life (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Australia	Garry Maddox The Age	"A moving drama (...) [Lawrence brings] humanity, emotional resonance and ethical complexity to a story about how the trauma of overseas conflicts deeply affects lives in contemporary Australia."	POS
Australia	Anthony Frajman FilmInk	"An involving and tightly wound human drama which hits close to home."	POS

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