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(aka "Tusen ganger god natt" )
directed by Erik Poppe
Norway/Ireland/Sweden 2013
When war photojournalist Rebecca
Thomas (Juliette Binoche,
ELLES)
is injured in an explosion while documenting the ritual of a
female suicide bomber in Afghanistan, she returns home to
Ireland to a different type of homecoming. Her marine biologist
husband Marcus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, HEADHUNTERS) is no
longer able to deal with the possibility of Rebecca being killed
the next time she goes off on assignment. He is also concerned
about the emotional welfare of their children: teenage Steph (Lauryn
Canny) and younger Lisa (Adrianna Cramer Curtis). Rebecca tells
Marcus that she does not plan to cover war zones anymore, but he
does not believe her. As she tries to settle into domestic life,
she finds "being normal" awkward but she also starts to realize
that Marcus' concerns for the children are valid. When her
battered camera equipment is shipped back to her, she relives
the explosion through her own photographs (as well as the guilt
she feels about not being able to stop it). She is incensed when
the magazine she worked for refuses to publish the photographs
after Pentagon criticism that embedded journalists are
glamorizing terrorism, and she starts to feel restless again.
She attempts to bond with her children, buying Lisa the kitten
she always wanted and letting Steph use her photographs for a
school project about Africa. While helping her do additional
research, Rebecca runs into colleague Stig (Mads Ousdal,
JACKPOT) who is now program coordinator for the Norwegian
Refugee Council in Kenya and offers her the job to cover their
efforts at the refugee camps in a non-conflict area. Although
Rebecca turns him down, Steph not only wants her to do it she
also wants to come along to gather more material for her school
project. When Marcus objects, Steph becomes angry with him and
he eventually relents. Although the camp is supposed to be in a
safe area and well-protected, conflict between clans within the
camp result in a bloody shoot-out in which Steph witnesses
first-hand her mother's brave (or reckless0 behavior in her
attempts to expose the rest of the world to the suffering of the
real victims of conflict. |
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Theatrical Release: 24 October 2014 (USA)
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DVD Review: Film Movement - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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Runtime | 1:57:16 | |
Video |
2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
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Audio | English Dolby Digital 5.1; English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo | |
Subtitles | none | |
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Release Information: Studio: Film Movement Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
Comments |
Film Movement's
mid-range bitrate, progressive, anamorphic transfer is
superficially good-looking, but blacks are noisy, minor edge
enhancement is evident throughout, and there is a glaring
instance of moire on the beaded curtain in Steph's bedroom in
long shots. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is busy during the
action scenes and also keeps the surrounds active in the more
placid scenes in Ireland with atmosphere and music (more
intimate dialogue scenes recede to the front channels). There
are no optional English subtitles, but the disc does contain
closed captioning for those whose players support them via HDMI
(or for viewers watching with older equipment), although they
erroneously refer to Stig as Steve and Lisa occasionally as Lise
(presumably due to Binoche's and Coster-Waldau's accents). |
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