SNOW | Omeleto

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A young boy abandons a girl. A young 11-year-old boy named Sam is playing with his friend outside in the snow when he accidentally knocks her unconscious. Overwhelmed and seemingly ashamed, he leaves her to go back to his home, where he is essentially the head of household after the death of his father. Sam is burdened with caring for his brother and himself, since his mom is rendered immobile by her overwhelming grief. But as a storm comes into the area, Sam decides to head back to help his friend, only to find her gone. His policeman uncle comes by his home, seemingly on the trail of the now missing girl, and Sam finds himself in a situation that just may be too much for him. Writer-director Alex Murawski's short drama is an exceptionally well-composed, quiet film, with a very lean script and dialogue and precise yet unadorned cameralwork and cinematography. The story, however, begins in dramatic fashion, setting up the question of whether or not the girl will be saved -- and whether Sam will reckon with the consequences of his action. But as the film proceeds, it also becomes something else: a character study of a child who is burdened too soon and too heavily with responsibility, and the toll that growing up before their time exacts on children who are forced to act like adults. There is no maudlin emotion, though, thanks to a stripped-down storytelling approach to an emotionally complex story. The snow-covered setting also emphasizes the film's sense of isolation a

Published 2019-03-21 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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