The story is one all Lebanese and likely most families are familiar with. Underlying family tensions that boil over. It's not helped by the incredibly mundane dialogue leading up to the confilict.
I'm sure the director wanted to inspire a feel of intimacy In the first half and claustrophobia In the second with his close up shaky cam. But it doesn't work. It's lazy.
The only saving grace is the acting of the matriarch and a couple of the young gentlemen.
I'm sure the director wanted to inspire a feel of intimacy In the first half and claustrophobia In the second with his close up shaky cam. But it doesn't work. It's lazy.
The only saving grace is the acting of the matriarch and a couple of the young gentlemen.