Leviathan (2014)
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
Heavy, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Our read · Leviathan (2014) (2014) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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The shape of Leviathan
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