.. or, The Unknown Woman.
A surprisingly gripping movie on subjects that are as disturbing as they are real and present in today’s world. We can believe that these problems would go away by simply following the three wise monkeys – see no evil, talk no evil, hear no evil. That’s one option. Or, we could do something about it in our own way. I would like to believe that the director (Giuseppe Tornatore) has attempted the latter by creating awareness to one more evil dimension of the flesh trade: sex workers brutalized and exploited even more, as baby machines. In doing that however, he has created no documentary but instead a tense and suspenseful thriller that does finish with redemption at the end. Hats off to Senor Tornatore for his guts and genius!
Needless to add, this film is not for everyone. Overall there is a sense of unknown that is maintained throughout the movie about its main character, Irina. Some of the abuses Irina (Kseniya Rappoport) has suffered that she replays in her mind – and, is there for the audience to “experience” as very graphic short takes – will repulse you into disgust and squeamishness. Perhaps, it is a tad over the top but pause for a moment to ponder if such might be the condition of people reliving these horrible and traumatic experiences in their minds. Also, the scenes where Irina keeps pushing little Thea to overcome her disability crosses abusive boundaries and will be hard for most of us to watch.
If Rappoport as The Unknown Woman has done a stellar job, it also helps to have cast this unknown as THE unknown woman.
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