Father (Dylan Smith) and son (Cahrlie Gallagher) live in the most
unforgiving enviroment, snow-covered moors in the middle of nowhere - and
there's no love lost between the two, the young one wants nothing more
than to escape the surroundings, but his dad, who blames him for the death
of mum, wants to keep him, to torture and punish him for something the boy
had nothing to do with. Oh, he even lets the boy escape every now and
again ... just to track him down and recapture him with his trusted dog
- whose not afraid to bite even. But the longer this goes on, the
more the boy knows he must do something to change his life, and he grows
inventive ... Twine is not a movie that is easy to
digest, as it's downright cruel, it leaves its story intentionally
skeletal and much of it unexplained, but goes straight for the jugular, as
in the physical and psychological torture of the youngster. But that's not
to say this movie's torture porn, as while Twine certainly doesn't
shy away from visceral stuff, much of the movie's effect is due to its
downright depressing atmosphere (with the great exteriors doing their job
beautifully) and strong performances by the two men. In all, this is
totally worth a look - but definitely not a movie that will lift your
spirits (which of course is part of its greatness).
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