"Cargo," helmed by the tragically dead-way-too-young Balabanov, is the horrifying tale of a young man who takes his squeeze to buy some hooch at a remote farm house. No, it's not so easy as a Hollywood writer would imagine. Rather, this complex tale throws together a sycophantic Vietnamese farmhand, a high-ranking military officer, a local police boss, and a professor of philosophy in an unrelentingly and increasingly terrifying descent into hell.
"My Joy" traces the fearsome consequences experienced by a do-gooder truck driver who sets out to help a young teen prostitute he casually encounters.
There is nothing like this in American film. Period. The level of realism, the directorial and writing skills leave the viewer no respite: yes, these are experiences realistic enough to seriously creep you out.
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Topic - Russia and Ukraine provide two really scary films: "Cargo 200;" "My Joy." - tinear 15:56:49 07/20/14 (4)
- We had some discussion of these a few years back . . - Billy Wonka 17:57:36 07/20/14 (3)
- RE: My Joy is available for streaming... - Eldragon 08:37:48 07/21/14 (2)
- It's a slo-mo nightmare that just gets more bizarre as it goes. * - Billy Wonka 14:14:57 07/21/14 (0)
- You certainly should appreciate it. Our local library has Cargo 200; I don't know where you live but you might - tinear 10:44:34 07/21/14 (0)