Fresh
Powerful subject matter examining experience almost too horrific to imagine trumps somewhat flaccid filmmaking in this first step into documentary for Franco-American author Jonathan Littell.
David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
Elemento
Do you really know who your child is?
2016 · 1h 8m · N/A
Drama, Horror
Directed by
Mark Meily
Overview
A young boy comes back from a field trip in the woods with something inside him. His mother must resort to supernatural means to save her son and herself.
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Fresh
The victims of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army speak up in novelist Jonathan Littell's lengthy but affecting documentary debut.
Guy Lodge, Variety
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