2011 · drama
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Directed by Robert Guédiguian1h 47m2011
A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.
Our read: The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, measured, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- measured
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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