Out to own today:
A Prayer Before Dawn
 | “Let me fight. Let me show you,” Billy Moore (Joe Cole) If not based on a true story, you would think A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN was a B-movie story with A-movie craft. Something that Jean-Claude Van Damme might have starred in, in the 1980s (though did those have such levels of quality?). A Brit, Billy Moore, is caught up in drugs in Thailand and sent to jail. Anyone who watched mini-series BANGKOK HILTON (1989) as a youngster will know that such an establishment is no spa retreat. Grim, over-crowded, under-funded conditions, amid sexual violence, are upsetting. [To read more, click here.] |
The Breadwinner
 | “When I was young Parvana, I knew what peace felt like,” Nurullah (Ali Badshah) An animated movie set in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan might not seem like an obvious family outing, but for those tired of inane talking animals this is for you. THE BREADWINNER is not a grind, far from it. It's an adventure story (actually two). The heroine is bold and brave. A role model. Stakes are palpable. The enemy is not an evil dinosaur, or an adversary with exactly the same powers, but human weakness and turpitude. These negative attributes are not graphically shown, but are understood by those engaged with politics. Young people will identity the antagonists by characters enforcing unfair rules. THE BREADWINNER is a morality tale tied to the real world. [To read more, click here.] |
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