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Border (15)
Directed by Ali Abbassi
THIS is one of those rare films that the less you know about beforehand the better so that you can experience its breathtaking uniqueness and ingenuity. It’s one of the most surreal films of the year and takes Scandi-noir fantasy to a whole new bizarre level.
It’s based on the short story Grans by John Ajvide Lindqvist — who wrote Let the Right One In — and like the latter, Border plays around with the genre, providing plenty of surprises.
The film centres on Tina (an extraordinary Eva Melander), a Swedish customs guard who can literally sniff out fear and guilt on those crossing the border.
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