reading of a will leads to long & winding odyssey into unknown worlds

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2011)

this film is not for the faint of heart. the film contains a great deal violence. this is NOT make believe movie violence. this REAL fear inducing violence.
the back drop of the film is the Lebanese civil war & its sectarian divisions. The opening sequence, the reading of a will, contains burial instructions, instructions that will haunt me the rest of my life.
the acting is great: very real. the script is exceptional: very believable. great use of sound. great plotting.
I love films that take me from my safe world & thrust me into worlds that I don't know & fear.
I am very disappointed that this film did not win the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
this film was VERY deserving of the award.