Thursday 27 April 2017

A nearly modern fable

American Fable (2016)

Written & directed by Anne Hamilton this film stars Peton Kennedy, Richard Schiff, Kip Pardue and Gavin MacIntosh. During the Reagan era an 11 year girl living on her family's farm finds a man trapped in a disused grain silo.

As a coming of age tail this is a pretty nice little effort that mixes in a few fairy tale elements with a more realistic, grounded story. While I enjoyed the film the protagonist did seem a little old and I wish the ending was a little less ambiguous on what happened to the girl's family. The film is well made and acted, a very good debut from Anne Hamilton.


3/5

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