The film is a about a man who finds out his wife was raped five years ago. After this news, he struggles to come to terms with the rape of his wife and it leads to suspicions that she wasn't reallly raped but had cheated on him.
The film overall was quite good, the tone of voice used by the actors was of an upset and dim tone which reflected the hurt and pain felt in this film. The 'other man's' facial and bodily expressions were impressive in showing his shock of hearing the news, his anger and confusion. There were a lot of moments of silence which heightened the tension felt between the actors.
However, the actress (wife) did not seem very convincing or realistic in acting that she was raped in the first part of the film. When she told the husband over the phone, I felt there was no reality or emotion in what she was saying, she was very straight about it. there should have been more emotions expressed.
Furthermore, although the moments of silence was a good thing in enhancing the tension, there was alomost too many long moments of silence than necessary which made the film lose it's appeal.
With regards to the conventions of the film, without doubt it has many of the conventions of a drama film. For example, there is numerous moments of silence which builds up the tension between the characters.
But overall, a fairly good film.
Source - http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/
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