I have to say, I was quite curious while viewing this film, being Belgian and interested in local/European (non-extra-commercial) cinema.
What a disappointment this turned out to be. Just like another reviewer already wrote it, the introduction is just too long for the viewers to forget it quickly, which keeps you waiting during the whole movie what is going to happen and who is going to do it.
The movie itself sends you on different paths, until in the end, you realize the movie was not about who or what, but about how, and you realize you've been watching a movie about oppression in its worst stereotype.
Is this film real? Does this film offer you any tools to get out of this kind of situation? The "male oppression" as depicted in this movie is certainly something which exists; every male in this movie uses authority to apply his rules and laws, and even opinions (in the case of André with Mounir, he clearly states he will not allow other options but living with him).
We live in a society governed by authority and this film, in the end, reinforces the feeling of helplessness. We are not helpless; this movie and its message are horrible. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone; it left me with a feeling of artificial disaster, useless drama. It felt as if I should have never watched this movie, I sold the DVD ASAP.
What a disappointment this turned out to be. Just like another reviewer already wrote it, the introduction is just too long for the viewers to forget it quickly, which keeps you waiting during the whole movie what is going to happen and who is going to do it.
The movie itself sends you on different paths, until in the end, you realize the movie was not about who or what, but about how, and you realize you've been watching a movie about oppression in its worst stereotype.
Is this film real? Does this film offer you any tools to get out of this kind of situation? The "male oppression" as depicted in this movie is certainly something which exists; every male in this movie uses authority to apply his rules and laws, and even opinions (in the case of André with Mounir, he clearly states he will not allow other options but living with him).
We live in a society governed by authority and this film, in the end, reinforces the feeling of helplessness. We are not helpless; this movie and its message are horrible. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone; it left me with a feeling of artificial disaster, useless drama. It felt as if I should have never watched this movie, I sold the DVD ASAP.