Amir is a former literature professor from Syria. His wife and dauhter were killed in the bombing and he was thrown into prison and tortured. He was tossed into the desert and left for dead. He survived and drifted to France. While he is openly living as a refugee, he is actually part of a secret network attempting to find the torturer who scarred him physically and emotionally.
This film is a mix of a political thriller and a look at the damage done by torture. Its a film that quietly grabs you by the throat and drags you kickin and screaming. There is nothing certain in the quest, we only know that whatever happens it will be painful.
This is a film with a great deal to say. It's a film that drops us into the evil that men do to each other and shows us what that does to the victims and the society that results from it. It's a world of pain and sorrow. Its a film where we can no loner be who we once were.
I was moved. Perhaps it wasn't to tears but the film's insistance on being more than a thriller lifted it up and made it something special.
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