Woman At War

[sevendaughters]

Icelandic film about an environmental saboteur currently out at all good cinemas and probably a few where they won't allow staff to join a union or pay them the living wage!



Saw this yesterday. Good stuff. It's not as earnest as it might initially present and features a few anti-realist strategies despite the general themes of imperialism, environmentalism, etc. The musicians of the soundtrack appear in the scenes they play in like a kind of Greek chorus, shadowing and foreshadowing the mood of the piece without speaking. The film has a few deliberate nods to Emir Kusturica but isn't as excessive or as mad as he is, which has led to people calling it 'quirky' in reviews.

[Thomas]

I'm reviving this short thread because this is on 4OD at the moment, and I recommend a viewing. Funny and moving, avoidant (even condemning) of soft environmentalist platitudes.

The musicians of the soundtrack appear in the scenes they play in like a kind of Greek chorus, shadowing and foreshadowing the mood of the piece without speaking. 

I particularly liked a moment toward the end when

Spoiler alert

Halla notices the musicians, and realises something must be about to happen.

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Apparently Jodie Foster is making an English-language remake, just in case the subtitles and original vision are too inaccessible.