This bold film invites sustained, deep engagement as it works through a steady stream of ideas around the theme of resistance, both in its political and psychological manifestations. Artists Stuart Brisley and Marc Camille Chaimovicz assume the roles of historical figures from the French Resistance, and eventually reach breaking point as theatrical limits are met and breached.
Direction
McMullen's structural rigor meets anarchic energy
Acting
Brisley and Chaimovicz bleed into their historical ghosts
Production
Minimalist sets that weaponize emptiness
Director
Ken McMullen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brisley was notorious for endurance-based performance art; this role merged his practice with cinema's gaze.
US
