superb

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2006)

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened". Sir Winston Churchill.
This is a film about those moments. It's about epiphany, in the non-religious sense. The characters are revealed to us, and then we see them caught up in some event - for each of them, an event which runs totally contrary to their nature, beliefs and identity. An event which challenges them in powerful and extreme ways. And thankfully, I think their view of the world is permanently transformed - they don't hurry off as if nothing ever happened.
I loved this film. It's well acted, immersive, thought-provoking and full of surprises. The characters are portrayed with great sympathy, I had no difficulty understanding and relating to their dilemmas. In fact the whole thing is done with such skill that the emotional impact on me seemed almost as much as it would have been on the characters themselves.
I have not seen a better film from 2005 and I doubt whether you have either.