Two former lovers who were soldiers together in Lithuania and the former Soviet Union meet up again in New York and talk about the past after publication of a book about their relationship.
This is less a film and more a stage play. I am stating that because it took me a while to stop thinking that this would have been better on stage where events could just play out before us instead of wondering about the camera moves. While I liked this film I think I would have loved it on stage.
Once you get past the stage bound nature of things the film is good. The film is an intriguing look at love and politics and the things we do to stay alive.
It is buoyed by two great performances, so the film connects to us. All hail Bruce Ross and Jamie Day who create two characters who you can feel still burn for each other and have a long shared past. That the film works on the screen is due to the connection we feel with them.
I like the work of writer director Romas Zabarauskas. I liked his earlier film THE LAWYER a couple years back and I look forward to his next film which is coming out next year.
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