This week, BAM is partnering with the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam to present to American audiences the winners of IFFR’S Tiger competition (given to first- or second-time filmmakers).
Here is my review of Mama, a Russian film directed by husband-and-wife team Yelena and Nikolay Renard. “Based on a true story”, apparently, it shows a day in the life of an overworked mother and her obese adult son. Slow, meditative, at times annoying – it takes its time (understatement), and reveals the intimacies of this too-close mother-son relationship with ZERO dialogue. Not one word is spoken in the entire film. Go check out my review.
