I just got back from First Weekend Club’s screening of Sook-Yin Lee’s directorial debut film, Year of the Carnivore. The first thing I did when I got home was turn on my computer so I could write about it and tell you all to watch it! When I first saw the trailer I wasn’t 100% sure I wanted to watch the film […]
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Film: Last Train Home
To be honest, this film isn’t something new. There are dozens of films like it that address the issues that arise from satellite / non-existent parenting, daily struggles of families in rural China, and all the other thoroughly depressing aspects of Chinese culture. If you want a happy ending, this is the film to avoid. It’s long, at times painfully frustrating, and sometimes just plain sad. Still, it struck a cord. And yes, there were moments where I got teary-eyed and clutched my tissue. I even sniffled a bit.