Review of Leviathan (2014) by David L — 26 Jan 2015

A textured, well shot, well written, unpredictable Russian film. CDW.

This review of Leviathan (2014) was written by David L on 26 Jan 2015.

Leviathan has generally received very positive reviews.

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