Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Lesser Blessed

Canada

Well done, if bleak teen drama set in the NW Territories. We follow a quiet 16ish boy with a terrible secret who has become the target of local bullies. He befriends a charismatic new student and falls in love with a pretty blonde. But his past is ever-present and leads to complications which form the stuff of drama.

Intelligent script adapted a novel by the same name. Locations were convincing, particularly the cheap, unappealing structures that dominate this area. Some nice camera work...good performances. A solid small film like many produced with government help in the north country.

6

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