You kinda know from the get go, that things wouldn't be ending well in the movie.
Everyone is constrained, though they do seem to get by on simple joys early on. And people are kind to each other, bit that cannot keep the heavy weight of regressive societal and traditional beliefs from closing in on them.
An elderly man who is ailing but still insists on implementing obsolete patriarchy. And who doesn't even have the courage, ironically, to meet love halfway when someone offers it to him. His elder son obsessed with having a male offspring after several girls. The wife who constantly agrees to this even though her hands are full with the previous kids. The younger son, who is later revealed to be gay, but is in an arranged heterosexual sham (for him) marriage. His lover, a trans woman, who would rather give up on love than go against established gender roles in the bedroom. And the vivacious wife of the younger son, who tries her best to make the most of this demanding situation.
Predictably, there doesn't seem to be much by way of escape routes.
One wishes that at least one of the characters would have shown some spunk.
Great performances, and direction. It'll stay with me for a while.
Everyone is constrained, though they do seem to get by on simple joys early on. And people are kind to each other, bit that cannot keep the heavy weight of regressive societal and traditional beliefs from closing in on them.
An elderly man who is ailing but still insists on implementing obsolete patriarchy. And who doesn't even have the courage, ironically, to meet love halfway when someone offers it to him. His elder son obsessed with having a male offspring after several girls. The wife who constantly agrees to this even though her hands are full with the previous kids. The younger son, who is later revealed to be gay, but is in an arranged heterosexual sham (for him) marriage. His lover, a trans woman, who would rather give up on love than go against established gender roles in the bedroom. And the vivacious wife of the younger son, who tries her best to make the most of this demanding situation.
Predictably, there doesn't seem to be much by way of escape routes.
One wishes that at least one of the characters would have shown some spunk.
Great performances, and direction. It'll stay with me for a while.
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