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Una
Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn star in a brilliantly unsettling exploration of a dark and deeply destructive relationship.
Director: Benedict Andrews
Overview
Adapted from David Harrowerβs prize-winning play Blackbird, Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn star in this brilliant and unsettling exploration of a dark and deeply destructive relationship. With deeply unresolved questions about her past, Una (Rooney Mara) travels to another city, turning up unannounced at Rayβs (Ben Mendelsohn) work and dredging up a decade-old experience that he thought heβd left behind.
Director Benedict Andrewsβ remarkable cinematic debut (based on Scottish playwright David Harrowerβs Blackbird) interrogates the psychology of abuse with precision, intelligence and restraint. Shifting us through an enormous range of intellectual and emotional positions, this is filmmaking artistry of the highest order, from writing and performances to the unsettling, moody score from Jed Kurzel (Macbeth, Snowtown).
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