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A fictional account of an odd relationship between two men of different backgrounds each forced to come to terms with the horrors of war. One is an Australian photojournalist (Hugo Weaving) and the other a South Sudanese refugee (Andrew Lori). Both take refuge in each other’s company rather than their female companions.
Director Lawrence tells his tale in a plain and straight forward manner which works well getting the message across on the trauma of war. There is one twist in the otherwise simple story. This is Ben Lawrence’s first feature.
He elicits superlative performances from both veteran Weaving (PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT) and newcomer Lori. Ben, the son of veteran Aussie director Ray Lawrence who has made minor classics like BLISS shows promise and is a future talent to be reckoned with.
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