Thursday, February 3, 2011

Wristcutters: A Love Story













Directed and Written by: Goran Dukic (Based on Kneller's Happy Campers by Etgar Keret)

Dead man Zia goes on a wild goose chase for his recently deceased ex-girlfriend, Desiree. With his dirty mouthed, loud-spoken friends Eugene and Mikal, he travels all over the suicide-afterlife in search of the reason he's there in the first place. The trio comes across a camp run by Kneller, a scruffy landlord who takes in anyone who needs a home. During their stay, Zia learns from his surprisingly intellectual new friends that there were parts of life he'd never considered when he left.

The relationship between Zia and Eugene is very much like one in the real world; not agreeing on as much as they have in common, they grow on each other and form a bond similar to brotherhood. Eugene's ridiculous sense of logic sets him back at first, but as Zia learns more about him he realizes that he has a wisdom all his own.

-- R.N.