If movies be a relief from the humdrum life or a medium to regain a new perspective to life, there is a lot to admire in this European film on a group of families living together in a cramped space under unusual conditions. Apart the damaged people and families, the film provides the perspective to living together and apart, which vividly fills with a delight and wit. There are little sets with the photography which seems not more than a hand held camera, a kind of technique used in "Dogville" and "Dancer in the Dark" in the following years yet the power of storytelling is mesmerizing with the space given to the characters to grow and repent, which overall provides the pleasure of reading a novel through its superb narrative.
Rating: 3 stars out of 4
Rating: 3 stars out of 4