The reliable flow of promising debuts from Argentina continues with writer-director-editor Sebastian Schjaer's chilly The Omission (La omision). Set in the inhospitable southern reaches of Patagonia, it's a claustrophobic character-study of a cash-strapped, resourceful young woman which works best as a showcase for lead Sofia Brito's offbeat charisma. Premiering in Berlinale's Panorama section, this co-production with the Netherlands and Switzerland is sufficiently distinctive to grace further festivals over the coming months.
Schjaer doesn't lack eminent connections, having previously edited Gael Garcia Bernal's short The Invisible Hand (2015) and two literary adaptations by Schjaer's critically-adored...
Schjaer doesn't lack eminent connections, having previously edited Gael Garcia Bernal's short The Invisible Hand (2015) and two literary adaptations by Schjaer's critically-adored...
- 3/2/2018
- by Neil Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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