Fresh
Graceful goodbyes are said, then life moves on. The characters' urge for survival wins out, even if you're left shattered.
David Fear, Time Out New York
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The Naked Island
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A family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island, where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.
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The Naked Island borders on kitsch. Still, once seen it is not easily forgotten-the myth of Sisyphus transposed to Tahiti.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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