Palestinian film, recently released.
This film has two specially interesting aspects; firstly the great contrast of colours. This has the lemons standing out, it gives a sort of vivid hyperreal feel. It is part of the overarching thought of the film, that the director here may have an impressive career in front of them. The use of almost Renoir-esque elegance in camera movement, pushing between the groves, is smart. Most of the camera work may be simple back and forth, identificatory or P.O.V., but there are enough signs that more is going on elsewhere.
We'd also like to mention the pacing. This film very very quickly gives it set-up, which can mean it seems to rather lack weight as the more peripatetic central characterisation scenes. One rather wonders why the structural pacing wasn't reversed, but there we are.
This film has fine acting and an interesting political message. Maybe a little overcooked with all the parallels/ coincidences, but a few signs of a genuinely interesting visual sense holds out more than hope. A nice film.
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