Lapwing (2021)
62KLapwing (2021). Lapwing: Directed by Philip Stevens. With Emmett J Scanlan, Sebastian De Souza, Hannah Douglas, Javed Khan. England 1555. An isolated group of salt farmers arrange illegal passage to Europe for an Indian Gypsy family in hiding. But a love affair between Patience, a mute English girl, and Rumi, the son of the Egyptians, threatens to destroy both communities.
“Stunning film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLincolnshire landscape is a powerful character in the plot a la Hardy. The violence including sexual violence is brutal, shocking and doesnu0026#39;t let you turn away – but necessarily so to increase empathy with victim. Wide angle lense shots makes it all the more powerful. Music superb and all the more so as little dialogue. Best feature seen in ages, including mainstream. Perfect length too at 1 24.”