No doubt that this movie would divide opinions, considering the tangled relationship between the three protagonists, the girl and the two brothers. The story takes place mostly in the forest, while the 2 lovers live the sweetest romance on the bank of a lake. But this very romance is just an interlude of innocence between a dramatic past, when the couple had lost a child in an accident, and a tragic future, concluded with a murderer. Lots of references to the Biblical myths are brought up, sometimes blurring the scent of the drama: Adam and Eve in the Eden, of course, Cain and Abel, the lost of Ignorance (Innocence being the original title of the movie), Moses on the river, the wrath of God, the lamb of God etc. At the end, the very quesion asked by the police officer is : is she a victim, or a murderer? Which is uncompatible with the status of innocence which every human being has as a child. Innocence is the metaphysical status of the being, the existence being a leap into a world that no one choose. How could love be tainted with guilt? This is the question that the movie tries to respond to, at the bend of a serial of raw images of the childhood, the feeling of guilt, the will to die or to be washed over from one's sins. A complex portrait of the psychology of human.
4 Reviews
Past and present
kosmasp23 June 2021
Or the ghosts of ... the past that haunt us still today? Well depending on the ghosts ... they will continue to haunt you. Structurally we start in the present ... but the movie then delves into the past ... and the even farther past. So we see the adult versions of the characters we have here and we also see the kids ... and those kids are quite ... well let's say I doubt that many have had similar experiences growing up ... if so I am sorry for you and I hope you seek help.
That aside, the movie is built like a fine thriller and works exactly like that. It may complicated to follow at times, but it is not overly complicated if you really focus. You may want to rewatch to see certain scenes with the knowledge you have - with all the facts. Nice little low budget thriller.
That aside, the movie is built like a fine thriller and works exactly like that. It may complicated to follow at times, but it is not overly complicated if you really focus. You may want to rewatch to see certain scenes with the knowledge you have - with all the facts. Nice little low budget thriller.
Nothing makes sense :-s
antonborlid2 March 2021
I didn't understand anything of this.It jumps past and forward in time to show what lead to the death of the lead figures. But it all turns boring even if the plot sounded thrilling in the description of the movie forehand. It is sad,cause it could have been much better if the plottwists had been better.
Revealing the truth about an unhealthy triangle
OJT4 November 2012
We go into the story as a tragedy unfolds. No doubt a planned murder, which goes wrong. Then we see the tragedy discovered, and police finding an almost lifeless woman, before we go back in time to see how it all started. The relationship of two boys moving into her neighborhood and life of a girl of the same age.
In her third feature film, All that matter is, (in Norwegian: Uskyld, which means innocence) Sara Johnsen once more makes a different and inspiring movie. The first two, the fabulous tender Vinterkyss and Upperdog, was very critically acclaimed, deservingly so. But critics has topped those after watching Uskyld.
What makes this film very interesting is the way it's told. We're jumping back and forth in the time-line, but without getting confused. However, a weak point is that the main characters all turn up in three different ages and persons, not quite lookalikes. But if you manage to look past this, you'll find a story about a unhealthy threesome, slowly revealed with the surprises of a viewer which obviously doesn't know it all.
Raw, tender, beautiful. like nothing you've seen before. When romance can't find the right way in relationships, and envy or jealousy slowly poison a brother's mind. Or is it plain evilness? Is the young girl to blame, fully or partially? Do we get the answers? The film is brutally honest, and shows scenes never seen in film. Making beautiful gross, and showing the real nature of things both in a relationship and in life.
We follow the female investigator from start, going back to showing that the trio has a history. The story unravels the mystery piece by piece, until we wonder who is really to blame. Sometims I really feel I'm watching something brilliant, but start doubting myself i her next second.
Sara Johnsen is one of Norwegian films most interesting filmmakers, and has committed a film which you'll have trouble forgetting. Does she go too far? You'll have to decide on your own. It's not for the faint of hearts! Still it is a rarely told story about a doomed triangle. Love doesn't conquer all. Love might rather infect souls and make it instinct.
In her third feature film, All that matter is, (in Norwegian: Uskyld, which means innocence) Sara Johnsen once more makes a different and inspiring movie. The first two, the fabulous tender Vinterkyss and Upperdog, was very critically acclaimed, deservingly so. But critics has topped those after watching Uskyld.
What makes this film very interesting is the way it's told. We're jumping back and forth in the time-line, but without getting confused. However, a weak point is that the main characters all turn up in three different ages and persons, not quite lookalikes. But if you manage to look past this, you'll find a story about a unhealthy threesome, slowly revealed with the surprises of a viewer which obviously doesn't know it all.
Raw, tender, beautiful. like nothing you've seen before. When romance can't find the right way in relationships, and envy or jealousy slowly poison a brother's mind. Or is it plain evilness? Is the young girl to blame, fully or partially? Do we get the answers? The film is brutally honest, and shows scenes never seen in film. Making beautiful gross, and showing the real nature of things both in a relationship and in life.
We follow the female investigator from start, going back to showing that the trio has a history. The story unravels the mystery piece by piece, until we wonder who is really to blame. Sometims I really feel I'm watching something brilliant, but start doubting myself i her next second.
Sara Johnsen is one of Norwegian films most interesting filmmakers, and has committed a film which you'll have trouble forgetting. Does she go too far? You'll have to decide on your own. It's not for the faint of hearts! Still it is a rarely told story about a doomed triangle. Love doesn't conquer all. Love might rather infect souls and make it instinct.
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