Here is an amazing film based on a true story. An interesting aside that i must add, is that the new generation of influencers are probably going to be those who provide come sort of social commentary about film and make recommendations for their followers on social media. These will act as bridges between distributers and traditional film studios with audineces. Most of what i am watching now has come from interaction with people on Facebook, Twitter and to a lesser extent Instagram.
So, the story is about a young girl who is struggling with a relationship with her mum. As fate would have it someone who has been watching this all play out walks in and begins and series of negative events that is going to last for years.
The tales of kidnap and romance between captor and captive have since been called Stockholm Syndrome after another unfortunate event. You do have a back and forth between the young girl and her nemesis but most of what is shared is just a desperate attempt to get a meal or to stop the beating.
One of the best scenes in the movie is the part where the young girl looks at the screen and directly lets you know that she is hungry. The director makes you feel like you are the culprit. It is you that has her in this unfortunate dungeon.
There are some echoes of 1939-1945 where we are told certain families created secret rooms where they hid Jews to protect them from Nazis. But this is slightly different.
Under the surface there is an attempt to understand the young man by showing the audience glimpses into his relationship with his mum. Is he flawed because of this? What about the absent father?
By the Way i wonder if there is a plan to turn the story of Ingrid Bettancourt.
Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Thure Lindhardt. Cinematography was by Michael Ballhaus while the film was written by Bernd Eichinger.
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