Surprisingly good, given some of the negative reviews. As you might guess from the trailer, a rather indicting view of Britain's class and social structure, easily generalizeable to here or the US. Appropriately surreal and metaphorical, no frame is without purpose...
View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYmY2tBYins
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A woodcutter, priest and a commoner gather beneath the decaying city gate to seek shelter from the rain. While sheltering they share conflicting stories of a heinous crime they are all somehow tied to, and every story contradicts the other. Slowly tearing down the walls to feed the fire they each arrive at very different understandings of their own and each others nature.
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And a long week, but I've found ways to squander my time. First choice - Alone - a reality TV show, in which 10 contestants are dropped on the remote NW shores of Vancouver Island to fend for themselves. The last man standing wins half a million dollars (US Funds). They are alone (not together) and film their own struggles. It's brilliant. I mean, there are an awful lot of layers to this, and the survivors - by several orders of magnitude - demonstrate less skills (although these are admirable) but as much, or more, the qualities of integrity and character. You'll either get it or you won't...no spoilers here...
Alone - Watch Here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2uqwvv
The next, can't believe I haven't seen it before, a YouTube recommendation based on my propensity for watching prospecting porn, standard "reality tv", in short, complete and utter bollocks, over dramatized and imaginary conflicts, complaints about weather, overvaluing of finds....for all the things that interest me it could be condensed to about 3 minutes per episode. The rest is added to bulk it up and "add drama". And is that her kid acting as the "claimjumper" in the same episode? The Weather Network? Really?
Prospectors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPw84n0KuMQ
And finally, another YouTube recommendation, I haven't watched yet, but I will, I will...
Meteorite Men: Yeah, you can find this I'm sure, if you're interested.
Still there? Follow the read-more if you want, but there are definitely spoilers ahead...
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