There have been many movies about spousal abuse, most time the woman is completely virtuous & the hubby a complete vicious louse.
We all know that is not the usual case. In this Multi award winning film, we have a couple, middle class,who have a troubled marriage, They do love each other, BUT he also hits wife.
Now what makes this tale different, we are involved with many group therapy sessions,where we can understand some of the causes.
We see scenes with the families of both Husband & wife,both spouses are put down by the families (NOT nastily of mean), then when our couple are home or even on the way home,this tension erupts further.
In most films we see only one side of the coin here we see both & that is what makes this movie exceptional./
It only had a very short run in 2 theatres in the USA & to me that is a crime.
The film is not all grim there is a fair amount of humour. Acting & production values superb.
The DVD has an excellent 2 reel short as well.
Ratings **** (out of 4) 98 points (out of 100) IMDb 10 (out of 10)
We all know that is not the usual case. In this Multi award winning film, we have a couple, middle class,who have a troubled marriage, They do love each other, BUT he also hits wife.
Now what makes this tale different, we are involved with many group therapy sessions,where we can understand some of the causes.
We see scenes with the families of both Husband & wife,both spouses are put down by the families (NOT nastily of mean), then when our couple are home or even on the way home,this tension erupts further.
In most films we see only one side of the coin here we see both & that is what makes this movie exceptional./
It only had a very short run in 2 theatres in the USA & to me that is a crime.
The film is not all grim there is a fair amount of humour. Acting & production values superb.
The DVD has an excellent 2 reel short as well.
Ratings **** (out of 4) 98 points (out of 100) IMDb 10 (out of 10)