VinayRai

Drivinghomelateatnightduringaheavyrainstorm,Glenexperiencescartrouble.Nearwherehiscargetsstuck,hespotsahouse,knocksonthedoorandisgreetedbyanoddlyfriendlymiddle-agedman,Arthur,andhisyoungerwife,Cyndi.Thestrangecouplepourshimadrink,andthenmoredrinks,followedbyanunexpectedofferthatGlencan’trefuse.Elsewhere,ayoungwoman,Katie,isfeelingemotionallyweigheddownbyasecretromanticarrangementthatfeelslikeatextbookcaseofgaslighting.Andatthesametime,inanondescriptresearchfacility,medicalprofessionalJuliebeginsquestioningherroleinabizarreexperiment,fearingthatshe’sdoingmoreharmthangood.

Awealthyrais(aheadoflocaladministrationinTadzhikistan)buildshistoiletrightnexttothehouseofateacherinthevillage.Thearomasofthetoiletdisturbthelifeoftheteacher’sfamily;itisveryupsettingforthem.ButtheraisisalsoanewTadzhik(newmoney)andignoresthecomplaints.Moreover,everytimehevisitsthetoilet,heshamelesslystaresattheteacher’syoungwifeoverthefence.However,thepoweroftheraisissogreatthatnobodydarestoopposehim.Theteacherbuyscheaplyahomerightinfrontoftherais’shousefromanoldmananddecidestobuildapublictoiletthere.Itseemsthattheeraoffairytalesandlegendshasvanishedanditisnotpossibletomakefilm-parables.However,JamshedUsmonovcreatesfilm-parables.Ineveryoneofhisfilmsthereisacharactertellingalegendthatturnsthemeaningofthefilmallaround.InFlightoftheBeeitisataleaboutabee,whichsavedthelifeofanarmy:Onceuponatimeitwasacustomtokilloldpeoplewhoreachedacertainage.ButoneofthesoldiersofAlexandertheGreatdidn’thavethehearttokillhisfather.Hehidhiminhistravelingtrunkandcarrieditonhisbackduringmarches.Thearmycametoadesertandthewarriorsstartedtodiefromthirst.Nobodyknewhowtofindwater.Thefathersaidtohisson:Catchabee,tieawhitethreadtoitslegandfollowit.Itwilltakeyoutowater.Theyfoundwaterandthearmywassaved.Afterthatoldpeopleweresparedbecauseeverybodyrecognizedthemasasourceofwisdom.Thevillageteachertellsthisstorytohisstudentsatthebeginningofthefilm.ItisinterestingtonotehowinthefilmFlightoftheBeedifferentmentalitiesintermingledandco-existed.TheteacheristypicaloftheSovietintelligentsia:hewritesbooksthatnobodypublishes;helooksforjusticefromthegovernmentthathasneverbeenfairtohim.ThesurroundingsofthevillagearestillSoviet:theraishasLenin’sportraitinhisoffice;youngpeopleareidleanddrunkastheyalwayswereduringtheSovietera.Thenewcapitalists,thenewTadzhiksinthevillage,donotweardesignerjacketsanddonottalkoncellphones.Thenewmoneyispresentedinthecharacteroftherais.Ithasalmostafeudalquality;itisthepowerofalocallord.JamshedUsmonovhasauniquetalenttobalancethefunnyandserious,thesimpleandcomplicated.He,likenobodyelse,sensesthisborder,whereasimplestoryturnsintoaparableandfilmcharactersstandoutasarchetypesofdifferentperiodssettogetherinthegapoftimes.(kinokultura/GULNARAABIKEEVA)

本片由四段感情故事“在一起很快乐”“不在一起很快乐”“不在一起不快乐”“在一起也不快乐”独立交错的演绎爱情的味道。《如果南国冰封了》中刚分手的小捷（辛佳颖饰）独自去台北疗伤，与高中就暗恋她的小Pon（陈泱瑾饰）重新开始，两个女孩在生活琐事中既有甜蜜也有争吵；《看不见攻击的城市》讲述完美主义的女料理师U（张榕容饰）被成熟女编辑（魏如萱饰）勾引，最终又回归一个人生活的故事；《梦见相反的梦》里执着爱情却要完成结婚生子社会责任的Summer（高伊玲饰）与痴情一片的女友Spancer（吴立琪饰）相约十年后再见，三年后Summer带着孩子终与Spancer重逢；《像花吃了那女孩》花心的Ricky（林嘉欣饰）周旋在前女友与现任女友（王心凌饰）之间，状况连连。故事中的女主人公都会收到寄给CandyRain的无名包裹，打开后又是什么呢？

Achillingmysterythriller,blessedbystirringimaginationandstrikingactingperformances,especiallybychildactors.Amongwittyscaresinventedbythedirectorherself,wegetclosertountreatabletruesinsoftheCatholicreligion.Skilfullyraisedfantasiesaboutexorcism,possessionandresurrectionslowlytransformintobreath-takinghorror,whichmaynotleaveyourthoughtsforalongtimeafterthescreening.AdevotedlyfaithfulfamilymournstheireldersonHan-byul.BothparentssincerelybelievethatitisthehandofgoodlordJesusthatteststhemwithpainfulsuffering.Thereverendadvisesadoptingachildwithspecialneedsandsharingallthelovetheystillhaveintheirwoundedheartsafterthetragicaccident.SothegrievingparentsembracevisuallyimpairedcharismaticIsaac,whoquicklyfindshisplaceintheirspacioustwo-storeyhouse.Theacutelysensitiveboycountsthatthekindfamilystillconsistsofsevenmembers,andwitnesseshowthecryingHan-byulconstantlyvisitsthem.Confusedbyincrediblerevelations,themotherstartstonoticepreviouslyunseenguidingsigns.Guiltconfrontssanity.Grieftransmitsintofear.Doubtsbringhomeobsession.Newcluesexposehurtfullies.Divinefaithopensallgatestopowerfuldevilishmanipulations.Theprolongedprocessofhealingdispersesintodrownedsecrets.Howlongcanyoubelievesomethingwhisperedbysomeonewhoisnotentirelytrustworthy?Howfarwillalovingmothergotoprotectheradoptedchildwhosuddenlyuncoversnot-so-pleasanttruths?源自：https://poff.ee/en/film/the-other-child/