suling

A great film about the struggles and decline of relationships. Sarah Polley is excellent as usual, she can just do no wrong in my book. Her character is a somber, depressed young women after her relationship with Brenden Fletcher changes from its romantic beginning to a lonely, neglected existence. The older couple of Dianne Ladd and Sean McCann is a particularly vicious pairing, they are very, very cruel to each other. Nice music/background sounds creating an atmospheric feel that puts one in touch with the mood of the film,... changes, life, pain, love, a story about these simple and complicated things.

A documentary about the so called "Chechen Mafia Don" Khozh-Akhmed Nukhaev narrated mostly by himself as the camera follows him throughout the film. Very interesting in the point of his belief from a very young age in the resistance of Russian rule. From a labourer loading rail cars to the security service defense leader of Chechnya. An amazing rise to a very powerful position, a protector of all Chechnyans, and seemingly so, both rich and poor, unlike most people in power who seem to only protect their own. It's a deeper sense of belonging, togetherness, a rebel state, refusing outside rule and rebuilding their country and bombed, wasteland-like cities.

A good movie, the discussions of the afterlife, the soul, love, the interesting storyline, camera angles/effects, quite well done, serious and thought provoking. Until a 15+ minute part that turned into an almost slapstick style, totally silly comedy that had no connection with the rest of the film. That sort of ruined it, didn't get that at all, other than that a good movie, would've been much better if it stuck to the direction it was going in.