DISCREET GENRE MASTER

Hirokazu Koreeda is the man of family drama. Period. Even when he doesn’t produce anything memorable, he still makes a really decent flick for the entire family.

Family is the word for Hirokazu and „After the storm” is no exception. Couple in the middle of the divorce, a child between them, a grandmother trying to patch the things and all that in the wake of another monsoon that ravages the Japanese islands for centuries.

There won’t be awesome memorable quotes or scenes, but the overall sense of warmth, human side of some difficult situations and choices and trademark solid acting of the cast selected will follow the overall strong creative control of the man who writes, directs and produces his films, Mr Hirokazu Koreeda.

„After the storm” is a solid family drama, as it is always when it comes from Hirokazu Koreeda.

AFTER THE STORM – 6/10

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WHAT INDIE SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT

Dramas are like life, often lacking the sense and the relief of a disclosure. The story about the troubled kids and the volounteers in a private accomodation for them is one of those real life lessons that you get in a so called „small cinema”.

Work, try hard, give your best. As simple as that. As so is the production, the acting (led by Brie Larson and Remi Malek) and the overall sense of unpretentiousness.

At the end, there's no real end to „Short term 12”. Just an endless process of repeating. Just as is the way of getting to know the endless world of indie cinema.

SHORT TERM 12 - 6/10

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