AFF – Child’s Pose – 3.5K

By Peter Maddern

This Romanian film focuses intensely on a mother with just one child, a uni student son who resents the attention and attitudes of his parents. When he runs down a 14 year old boy on the freeway, the relationship between them gets yet more strained as she devotes her energies to saving him from gaol and he wishes he was not placed in this predicament.

After a routine start, the movie progresses into some long, dramatic yet engrossing scenes. The use of queasy cam is at times unhelpful though it comes into its own in the final moments. The attention to routine activities, usually skipped over in Hollywood productions, give this a grit and sense of unease that is captivating.

Second screening – Sunday 20^th at 2.15pm – Palace

Kryztoff Rating   3.5K