2017 · drama
The Last Face
Directed by Sean Penn2h 10m2017
Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the victims of military uprisings in Africa.
Our read: The Last Face (2017) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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