Concrete Walls picked up an award for Best Soundtrack and was nominated for Best Cinematography. Thanks to the festival organisers and all involved. A really good festival, with a really high standard of International Student work.
Ostensibly a story about a ‘mysterious
loner, a stranger with a secret buried deep’, Concrete Walls is something much more than its submission form
could convey. It is a hypnotic, wordless film of arresting beauty. While always
remaining nothing less than utterly unique, at times, it recalls the work of
the late, great Andrei Tarkovsky, and deserves to stand alongside such recent
arthouse hits as Le Quattro Volte and
Two Years at Sea as a minimalist work
of immense cinematic vision. The fact that the strength of its captivating
visuals are matched by its haunting
soundtrack elevates Concrete Walls
to the level of a tactile, sensory experience which leads the viewer, much like
its wandering protagonist, through its industrial setting. Put simply, this is
high level cinema in its purest form.
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Alex Barrett
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