75分钟
剧情简介
Deeply conflicted about his sexuality and his lapses into temptation, Aaron (Alex Crowther) takes decisive action and commits himself to a reparative retreat that promises to curb his impulses. Encouraging its handful of attendees to "regain masculinity" through a variety of sessions and exercises, the group is presided over by John (Ryan Hollyman), who oscillates between tende...
观众心声
Reparative therapy is so not 2020! 何况这还是个满足私欲的retreat camp…作为导演处女作，我觉得出品很不错。情绪捕捉很到位，层层递进到最后小爆发，然后再给你个小留白。孤独感十足，欲望感捕捉的也挺巧妙。遗憾是想看到更多后续展开, but well 75mins you can’t have it all...
VIFF 2020. Connect.
又是一个熬夜追完的周末，但这次真的不后悔。从下午三点开始看，一口气看到了凌晨一点，中间除了上厕所和拿外卖就没停过。看完之后躺在床上回味了很久才睡着。这种能让人完全沉浸其中忘掉时间的好作品，一年也遇不到几部。虽然明天上班肯定会困，但值了，真的值了。
导演的叙事功力扎实，节奏掌控得当，镜头语言富有感染力。
角色形象鲜明立体，不是简单的善恶二分，每个角色的行为都有其内在逻辑。