Reviews

The plot begins as a lad (Alex) with either ADHD or on dope causes trouble then disappears. There is mysterious signalling from a car on a lonely road. Another boy has disappeared earlier. The main characters are two boys and a girl, with the father of one, the village policeman, widowed. Other characters appear, but the main action is trying to piece together where Alex is - common answer, 'He has just gone away.' The plot gets quite complex but the action and acting moves deliberately slowly; more realistic than "rushing about".

It is explained finally, but it would have been better to fill in just some of the movements to give a bit of direction - it would not have spoiled things. The ending is a bit "sugary" and might have been done differently.

The last touch suggests a sequel.

Brilliant mix with extreme characters and plot. Maybe one just a bit too moral, and the penultimate action (IMO) could have been done a bit better. But otherwise...10 stars.

Near the end, the action is quite illogical, but that scarcely matters: it's a sort of black comedy. There is a bunch of not-very-bright women, neighbours mainly, full of petty jealousies and struggling to keep up appearances. It's this lack of capability that drives the story along. On the other side, the unrelated (except in one case) men are criminals of the worst type. The prize is an unexpectedly large sum of dough from a robbery that went right. Like a comic Elizabethan Tragedy, - well, I won't continue..

The central - absolutely true - argument is beautifully spoken and demonstrated. But if this is a Documentary, then what is the plot? The main character is filmed clumsily spying around corners, finding conveniently open windows (in the Arctic), entering an upstairs room by slipping in at ground level, and generally succeeding at Superman speed.

The impossible human movements (eg, a whole ship's crew magically transported to a hut in the wilderness) detract in the same way.

The story behind this is very good, with greed (Russia) and (Greenland's First Minister) outwitting the Swedish argument (for the planet) and the social problems of indigenous Greenlanders are made clear.

It would be better shortened, with some of the silly action left out.

It's a great idea. The production is a bit reminiscent of the surrealistic European films of the early '60s; and it becomes increasingly (literally) theatrical with studio shots and lighting. But potentially most confusing is the illogical action. One example: what seems likely to be a 99% certain death somehow becomes a 1% survival. Another, an killing is interrupted by the "timely" arrival of a distraction. The broad plot remains but details have to be simply ignored. The most obvious is how a mysterious person can obtain and sell a huge quantity of arms.

If we ignore this, we have a drama with endless twists, turns, and action.

And maybe, just maybe, they know something not in our history books!

The acting is superb, esp by "the villain".

It does not matter that the pace seems to slow because this is not really slowing - it is the development of each of the characters.

The plot and ending are horribly right.