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August 7th, 2019, 9:01 AM
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Film Watching Group Week 1: canuck's choice - 'The Guilty' (2018)
Welcome to the first week of the film watching group. For the first choice I've gone for the ONLY suggestion that has been given that is freely available on Netflix. If you don't have Netflix you can always download it from here .
canuck will introduce the film for us, you have until the end of Wednesday 14th to have watched it and posted your review.
canuck, over to you!
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August 7th, 2019, 9:56 AM
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Alright. Our local University does a weekly cinema series to show films that would not usually hit the big screen in the city (Similar to this project). I've only recently got into it, but the majority of the films are foreign and I have little to no knowledge about them before going in. I've chosen The Guilty because it is the standout and has the longest lasting impression on me.
The film is a Danish thriller based around an emergency call to a dispatch officer. It's difficult to provide too much detail without risking spoilers, but it takes on the one-man, one-setting vibe of films like Phonebooth and Locke. It's got great suspense, brilliant acting, and is set at a pace that makes you forget your reading subtitles or even watching a film.
It's a 2018 film screened at the Sundance Film Festival and shortlisted for best foreign film at the Academy Awards. The lead actor, Jakob Cedergren, is someone I have no familiarity with but will seek out more work from after this. He has released a film this year called The Bird Catcher which is getting great reviews. I am also just reading an American remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal is in the works, but I can't find any more information.
I'll post a review in spoilers once some people have had a chance to watch.
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August 7th, 2019, 10:08 AM
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