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The Earth Mover (2022)
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10 December 2022 - 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.
Beautiful, poignant, and unpretentious. I saw this screened as part of a festival, and can't keep my mind from revisiting it. The narration (which I could have sworn was voiced by Tom Cruise, but I found out it was actually the actor/director) sets a pace that is nearly hypnotic and complements the visual storytelling.
The film has a western vibe to it, with a story that is simple on its face. It follows a lone character performing a physical task, against a natural landscape. But nature is not just a backdrop here: there is a reverence to the beauty and harshness of the environment, and at times it feels like it becomes a character in itself.
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