Teenage guerrillas are watching an American hostage in the mountains of South America. “The Organisation” is giving them orders via the radio, assigns them a cow – Shakira, and machine guns to play with. Shakira’s accidental death starts the fight for leadership in the unit which has to escape from the mountains into the Amazonian jungle. This is the beginning of a brutal fight for survival. The hostage sees her chance to escape, and the unit destroys the radio and their contact with “the Organisation.” The rebels are left alone with their demons. They are making their way through the tropical forest, and death follows them… The hypnotising atmosphere is underlined by Mika Levi’s soundtrack. “Monos” was a huge success at Sundance (Special Jury Prize) and Berlinale 2019, where “The Guardian” deemed the film “the best thing” there and called it “Apocalypse Now on shrooms.” Alejandro Landes’ film is the official Columbian candidate for the Academy Award.
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There have been many films about alcoholism, however, most of them talked about the problem from the male perspective. With great sensitivity, Kinga Dębska talks about three drinking women, who are trying to overpass their adversities but that is what causes their addiction to grow stronger. The film received nominations to the Golden Lions and Polish Film Awards: Eagles. Interesting performances by Agata Kulesza, Dorota Kolak and Maria Dębska.
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