Review of The Strength of Water (2009) by Glenn C — 26 Apr 2012
I happened upon this film having never heard of it before. It tells the story of 10 year old twins (boy & girl) who live on a farm outside of a rural community on the coastline of New Zealand. When the sister dies unexpectedly the brother is faced with a reality he can't possibly comprehend and so he pretends it never happened.
The sister's apparition follows him everywhere and as the film progresses the boy must bring himself to let her go. Its a beautiful film that's both tragic and magical. It's haunting premise and wintery setting remind me of Vincent Ward's film Vigil and the two movies are very similar.
Hopefully people will hear about this film and see it. Very good.
This review of The Strength of Water (2009) was written by Glenn C on 26 Apr 2012.
The Strength of Water has generally received positive reviews.
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