Feature debut of Yakutian Dmitrii Davydov, “The Bonfire” is an intriguing movie focusing on the concepts of revenge and atonement, also including a lot of technical experimentation. Let us take things from the beginning though.
“The Bonfire” is streaming for free as part of the Terrestrial Voices program
A rather tough old man, Ignat, who is not exactly reluctant to become violent to get what he deserves, as the introductory scene eloquently highlights, finds himself in despair when his grownup son takes his own life in a fit of remorse for accidentally killing the son of a neighbor while drunk. Ignat turns to God for solace, but he only finds some when he, quite reluctantly at first, decides to take in a local kid, Chipmunk, whose mother is an alcoholic. Gradually, the two fill each other’s lives, with the old man finding again the son he lost and the...
“The Bonfire” is streaming for free as part of the Terrestrial Voices program
A rather tough old man, Ignat, who is not exactly reluctant to become violent to get what he deserves, as the introductory scene eloquently highlights, finds himself in despair when his grownup son takes his own life in a fit of remorse for accidentally killing the son of a neighbor while drunk. Ignat turns to God for solace, but he only finds some when he, quite reluctantly at first, decides to take in a local kid, Chipmunk, whose mother is an alcoholic. Gradually, the two fill each other’s lives, with the old man finding again the son he lost and the...
- 2/25/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
There have been a number of films in recent years from the far northern Russian republic of Yakutia that blend folkloric elements with their drama, including Ága and The Lord Eagle, and now Dmitrii Davydov's Scarecrow joins the emerging trend.
Set in the depths of winter, this is a chilly character study with a strong primal atmosphere that hinges on the intense central performance from Valentina Romanova-Chyskyyray, an award-winning singer in her homeland and who, if there is any justice, should pick up more film roles on the back of this. Muffled in layer upon layer of jumpers and coat, she plays the "scarecrow" of the title.
Like many women who have been considered "healers" down the ages in cultures across the globe, she is paradoxically treated as a pariah in the small town where she lives at the same time as regularly finding people on her doorstep looking for medical help.
Set in the depths of winter, this is a chilly character study with a strong primal atmosphere that hinges on the intense central performance from Valentina Romanova-Chyskyyray, an award-winning singer in her homeland and who, if there is any justice, should pick up more film roles on the back of this. Muffled in layer upon layer of jumpers and coat, she plays the "scarecrow" of the title.
Like many women who have been considered "healers" down the ages in cultures across the globe, she is paradoxically treated as a pariah in the small town where she lives at the same time as regularly finding people on her doorstep looking for medical help.
- 6/14/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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