I was left wondering why any of the cast, besides Sophie, wanted to become aide workers? For while there is downtime here and there, there isn’t much of an attempt to allow us to get to know the characters. Instead, as noted, we get a bit of relationship drama and watch the group search for rope. There isn’t much said about the war in the Balkans, much less how much difficulty they had being aid workers in the region.
The lack of commentary was a bit disappointing to me. Which, even with damn near every supporting character doing her best to make him seem interesting, it just doesn’t work.
They are searching for a rope, and then they throw in some mentions of Mambru’s love life.
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The film ends and begins at a well and it bugs me out a little bit for that is all this 1 hour and 46-minute movie is about. To me, that would have been interesting and paired with us getting to know their history and journey, it could have made for a decent film. B would be the one who is willing, and mentally able, to do whatever it takes to get the job done, and Sophie may be reluctant to follow B’s methods, but since red tape and “No” don’t go well with her sense of justice, she goes along with it. Leaving us with a film which sort of presents the idea that humanitarian aid workers come in all shapes, sizes, and bring their own unique sense of drama.Īs individuals, I must admit both B and Sophie are intriguing enough that it almost makes you wish this film was just about those two. Nikola shows Mambru has a soft side and with Katya, while we know Mambru has a reputation, as well as a girlfriend, Katya, sadly, helps push the idea he is some sort of reformed man. For while Sophie is identifiable by how passionate she is about the locals having clean water, and B is memorable for how out there he is, the other two are a bit dull. Now, while Nikola’s part in this story isn’t necessarily huge, nor Katya when I think about it, both are perhaps the only reason Mambru isn’t forgettable.
So everyone, including B (Tim Robbins) a grade-A eccentric, head off to find a rope.īut, with this rope journey comes Nikola (Eldar Residovic), a child who lost their ball to bullies who Mambru feels sorry for, and then Katya (Olga Kurylenko). Sophie (Mélanie Thierry) makes it a huge thing when they return to the UN base, and with her getting rebuffed comes her pushing the others of her group to go against orders. Mambru (Benicio Del Toro) and Damir (Fedja Stukan) tried to get it out, but their rope breaks. It all begins, and ends, with a dead body in a well. Pretty much, outside of some bickering between two people who used to mess around with each other, that’s the movie. It’s 1995 and somewhere in the Balkans a group of aid workers are looking for a rope to get a body out of a well.
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