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La corona spezzata (2014)
A missed occasion with some good poinbts...
An interesting film that, unfortunately, represents a missed occasion to do something really relevant. Maybe the inexperience of the director (this is his first fiction work), certainly the fact that the lead actor seams unfit to play the role of Tano, and if protagonist doesn't perform or is unfit, the whole film fails. There are, however, good points: the good cinematography, the excellent camera work, an interesting story that also depicts rituals of the Pugliese Mafia.
Pandemiocracy (2021)
Useless lockdowns and other issues
Eventually a documentary that tells the truth: he inutility of the lockdowns. U. S. States with shelter-in-place orders did not report fewer infections and deaths last year. This is based on serious studies. And I am happy to see that there are filmmakers to deal with such a theme. I admire you director Soriquez for having the courage to make and release this eye opening documentary. Now, this docu doesn't imply that social distancing efforts were ineffective. But social distance is one thing while locking people inside their houses and ruining the whole economy is another thing. Aside from criticising the lockdown this documentary deals with the painful issue of human rights violation during this pandemic. For those of you who haven't a strong stomach there are some crude scenes of people being beaten for defying the shelter in place order (in third world countries). Good thing there are warning messages before those clips. Really interesting are the interviews to two Italian doctors, especially to the older one who was also infected with the virus at the age of 80+, and who tells us what to do to better prepare our immune system to fight the disease.
All considered this is an outstanding documentary. Lots of things to learn from it.