Writing in his book “The Wasted Vigil,” author Nadeem Aslam once said simply, but perfectly, “pull a thread here and you’ll find it’s attached to the rest of the world.” The new drama “Until the Birds Return,” seems to directly draw from the author’s sentiments, but with a tethering never quite as inspiring as the original text. Brimming with post-modern musings, ‘Birds’ (“En attendant les hirondelles”) explores modern-day Algeria with past and present generations coalescing to form three loosely connected stories: a wealthy property developer and his wife, a young woman torn between Arab tradition and her own ambitions, and a neurologist haunted by “wartime wrongdoings.” With these three vignettes, “Until the Birds Return” attempts to submerge its viewers into the heart of a contemporary Arab society while illustrating the mutuality of human existence.
- 4/9/2018
- by Kyle Kohner
- The Playlist
Algeria’s troubles both past and present come home to roost in Until the Birds Return (En attendant les hirondelles), an intriguing first feature from writer-director Karim Moussaoui that explores the damaged emotional landscape of his homeland.
Separated into three stories that are less connected than they are complimentary, the film features various characters from different backgrounds searching for a form of attachment in a country left divided by years of sectarian conflict – most notably the civil war that engulfed Algeria throughout the 1990s. While some parts are stronger than others, through its twists and turns Bird gradually builds into...
Separated into three stories that are less connected than they are complimentary, the film features various characters from different backgrounds searching for a form of attachment in a country left divided by years of sectarian conflict – most notably the civil war that engulfed Algeria throughout the 1990s. While some parts are stronger than others, through its twists and turns Bird gradually builds into...
- 5/19/2017
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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