Expectations Upended: Doclisboa 2018THE BROOKLYN RAIL
Matt Turner
Ilan Serruya’s Reunion (2018) also involves a meeting, as the filmmaker is reunited with his estranged father, taking a trip with him to a remote island. Long takes in which the two men stare silently at each other are interrupted by shots of the surrounding scenery. After many minutes the father announces that he “messed it all up,” beginning a stunted yet cathartic confession about the source of their separation. It’s a tough watch, but the film’s resolution is more impactful due to its almost comically extended delay. “Anyway, now you know, the door is open.”
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