Like two crocodiles. And what, Alexander Adabashyan turns out to be a really talented screenwriter. According to his joint work with Nikita Mikhalkov, it was quite difficult to guess. And here, on the example of Italian cinema, a real emotional tragedy looms.
Built on flashbacks, the film slowly plunges us into the story of one family drama, where everyone is affected and the weight of injustice leads to the bottom of a large family. The death of the mother in childbirth and now two children are in the large estate of his father. The problem here is that they are illegitimate and their relationship with the “main” family clearly does not work. Their friendship and intimacy are very close. Two against the world. Like two crocodiles.
And now, after the passage of time, has put many things in their places and returning to these colorful places, where some of the most difficult episodes of his life took place, our hero can not help but restrain the ironic impulse of tearing off masks. Realizing that he is blocking his ex-family any path to retreat to financial poverty, he demonstrates his mental poverty. In effect, revenge. And it is immediately clear that his revenge will not lead to anything good - there will be no happiness. So without fully seeing his miscalculations, our hero repeats his mistakes.
In the unpretentious modest atmosphere of the Italian outback, the entire timekeeping will take place filling the film with very important spiritual landmarks. Children's memories, experiences, decisions - everything does not pass without a trace. Two crocodiles have been separated for years. Magnificent Giancarlo Gianini and Valeria Golino will play here on a par with talented and young, greedy for victories and achievements - Fabrizio Bentivoglio and Ignazio Oliva. All of them will create a real little miracle – their own Italian “strawberry clearing”. Frankly and emotionally.
9 out of 10