2024 · action · thriller
Elyas
Directed by Florent-Emilio Siri1h 39m2024
Elyas, a former Special Forces soldier who has become paranoid since a mission in Afghanistan, is recruited to ensure the safety of Amina and her daughter Nour, 13 years old, both of whom came from the Middle East for the holidays. As he takes office, Elyas senses something is up.
Our read: Elyas (2024) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded action · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, extreme action / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- kinetic
- extreme
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