The story penned and directed by Irmak Karasu benefits from its completely female perspective, driving over a couple of taboos such as nudity of aged, imperfect bodies, facial hair and the natural curiosity about one’s own naked image.
By the description and by the design of the opening credits, one might assume that Antiotpad is a piece of genre filmmaking, perhaps a kind of youth thriller. However….
Microcassette is a film hard to label in any way, which is clear right from the disclaimer at the very beginning stating that some parts of the story are not true, so we can take it as a work of fiction more than a documentary.
The archive footage is connected with vignettes dedicated to the key members of Kalas Group, shot in vintage style and masterly edited to a a smooth-flowing story of strong friendships and clever, humor-loaded, performance-filled battle against politics of hate and intolerance of minorities.
Black Sun connects the dots between the eclipse in the real world and its protagonist’s inner eclipse in a stylistically polished way.
Realistically shot, in Cinemascope that highlights the rough, concrete urban vista of Split projects, by almost exclusively hand-held camera operated by Tomislav Sutlar, and accompanied by the soundtrack composed of the Croatian and Serbian trap hits, Snitch plays almost like an anthropological study with Deni as an example.
However autobiographical in its core, Summer Fruits is, after all, a fiction film in which Lukić demonstrates that he can also work with actors.
I can’t write if I don’t read. This is because I don’t invent, I respond; to art, to others, and even to myself. It’s not because that’s how I understand the role of the critic (although I do) but because it is, quite simply, who and how I am
The film stars young talents Prince Agortey and Matilda Enchil playing more or less themselves – children from the same neighborhood who spend days outside, inventing new ways to have fun.
