Review by
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Synopsis
The main character Marcel Marx is living as a recluse. He has buried his dreams of becoming a successful author and lives fairly happily with his wife, small job and favourite bar. But then life takes an unexpected turn when an underage immigrant refugee from Africa is sent into his life.
Die hoofkarakter Marcel Marx leef as ‘n kluisenaar. Hy is begrawe sy drome van ‘n suksesvolle skrywer en woon redelik gelukkig met sy vrou, ‘n klein werk en ‘n gunsteling bar. Maar dan is die lewe neem ‘n onverwagse wending geneem toe ‘n minderjarige immigrant van vlugtelinge uit Afrika gestuur word in sy lewe.
Our Verdict
Pure delight. The Finnish director deals with contentious issues – illegal migration – but he does so with a charming ‘unrealism’.
Pure genot. Die Finse direkteur handel met omstrede kwessies – onwettige migrasie – maar hy doen dit met ‘n pragtige “onrealistisch”.