This film is a real surprise. It explores the world of emigrants who have a secret that drove them away from home but who end up falling in the same pattern of behavior. Nobody can escape from who he is.
The actors are amazing and the atmosphere of snow and alienation in Sweden is very well rendered.
The wrestling scenes are powerful as they carry both homoeroticism and the repressed violence of the hero.
The secondary characters are well defined and reveal the contrast between the emotional of the eastern emigrants and the reserve of the western.
Superbly acted, masterful direction, excellent music. Yet the end is rushed and a bit disappointing compared to the rest of the film
Otherwise an excellent film for adults.
The actors are amazing and the atmosphere of snow and alienation in Sweden is very well rendered.
The wrestling scenes are powerful as they carry both homoeroticism and the repressed violence of the hero.
The secondary characters are well defined and reveal the contrast between the emotional of the eastern emigrants and the reserve of the western.
Superbly acted, masterful direction, excellent music. Yet the end is rushed and a bit disappointing compared to the rest of the film
Otherwise an excellent film for adults.