Monday, July 22, 2024

In brief: The Missing (2023) NYAFF 2024 Fantasia 2024


Mute young man begins to lose himself  when after he finds his uncle dead.

The first film from the Philippines submitted to the Oscars for Best Animated Feature is either going to thrill you or bore you to tears. A long convoluted tale concerning our hero's quest to heal himself walks a path you'll see charted almost instantly. The aliens and the dressings aren't real, though the molestation is.

I applaud the film trying to do more than just tell a story of abuse in the typical way, but at the same time I don't think it works at all.

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