UK / France / Israel,
2004, 88 min
Directed by:
Amos GitaiScreenplay:
Amos GitaiCinematography:
Caroline ChampetierComposer:
Simon StockhausenCast:
Rosamund Pike, Hanna Schygulla, Anne Parillaud, Kadri Kõusaar, James Otis, Yussuf Abu-Warda, David Ripley, John MaynardReviews (1)
The film Promised Land benefits greatly from the raw approach in which it is shot. The handheld camera, constantly following the characters closely, is pivotal here, allowing the depressive trajectories of individual fates to resonate with you. Unfortunately, that's all there is to it. The cruel theme is only presented here through good camerawork; otherwise, there's not much to it.
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