Brion James, Bruce Davison, Chris Walker
Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus passengers shelter in the elements of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by the day and anxiety deepens, an idea emerges: why no...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 19, 2002
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Flixster Reviews (42)
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November 12, 2009What an unpleasant and nasty little film. The film is a character study of human nature with a bunch of unappealing characters. You can hardly become involved in a film when everyone in it is a jerk. Very slow moving, but has some stunning visual moments. The acting is good.
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March 19, 2009First of all, I have to say that I had to see this film on mute and only by reading the subtitles. Even though, I found great the idea of a group of people suddenly lost in the middle of the desert and pushed into desperation and the showing of the best and the worst of them. But...( read more)
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March 13, 2009The writing/directing style reminded me of Hotel. In other words, a bit too artsy-fartsy for my tastes. I'd be curious to see another Dogme 95 movie though before I pass judgment on the movement.
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March 18, 2007I found this film a bit disturbing...but the acting is great...and any film that makes its characters reenact Shakespeare gets a thumbs up from me!
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Critic Reviews
May 18, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
May 10, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The unsparing, invasive naturalism of digital video, which seems specially calibrated to register the play of anxiety and distress on human faces, also records an inhuman landscape of undulating dunes... full review
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