Beautiful and painful, but you cant look away

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 2018)

Russel Crowe's directorial debut and what a movie. After years of playing the lead actor, he takes on the director's role as well as producer's while still playing the lead actor in the role of a father who loses his three sons in the battle of Gallipoli and against all odds and hardships, he vows to travel to Turkey to find them. At times beautiful, at times extremely painful to watch, you cant stop watching. Its amazing how Crowe was able to capture so many emotions on screen.. This was a movie that I had lying around and for no better use of my evening, I decided to watch it. I was shocked by the pain in it and the emotions it brings forward in pivotal scenes.
4 on 5 stars, but 5 to Crowe personally. Do watch but keep a tissue handy.