Review of Yella (2007) by David U — 10 Feb 2008
Yella embodies every woman haunted from her past and social origin, who leaves the economically underdeveloped former East Germany for the capitalist west, with the hope to get a better job opportunity.
The film is a strong socio-political comment on the differences between East and West Germany, which are still there almost 20 years after the Berlin Wall came down- while watching you have the feeling that the story could have been set in the past, in a still divided Germany.
Its symbolic and surrealistic elements (not uncommon in the German cinema) successfully enhance Yella's emotional state and also show that this story can evolve in different ways. Nina Hoss deserved the silver bear last year in Berlin by giving an exceptional performance.
This review of Yella (2007) was written by David U on 10 Feb 2008.
Yella has generally received mixed reviews.
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