I wasn't expecting much from this - after all it is almost a duologue, albeit with 3 main characters, if that makes sense. However I found myself getting quite gripped by the story, and the duologue between Ayesha and Rick is quite superb.
Although clearly partisan the script is subtle and we can sympathize with both the aforementioned characters, though perhaps not with the callous 'Doc'. The message is quite clear, whichever side you take. It manages to demonstrate an aspect of the 'war on terror' that we perhaps know too little about and which many find distasteful, but without preaching a simple 'good versus bad' sermon.
Walker and Masoudi are mesmerizing in their portrayal of two characters who come from opposite ends of what many see as a definitive good or bad spectrum, filling in some of the grey areas that many overlook. The simple and understated twist at the end is brilliant, and says in one short scene what 10000 words could not portray effectively.
It's not a horror story so don't watch it for that, nor is it really a mystery. It's a powerful and thought-provoking drama from an excellent writer.
A real good surprise, for I who like films that make you watch something different, something not predictable. When I saw this one, I of course thought of UNTHINKABLE, starring Samuel L Jackson, that shows us the same topic around torture against terrorism; torture used by American forces or contractors against people suspected of what you think.
The two features: TORTURER and UNTHINKABLE don't speak of torture in the same way, on the same angle. The are some differences between the two films, they are not exactly the same. But I although thought of the second when I saw the first.
The two are very interesting and prove us that the bad ones are not necessarily those who we think in the first place, and that keeps us great surprises. It's a shame that this film is not better known, especially in France where it is not yet released in DVD. But maybe in a few months, or years, who knows...
And, as I have already said, I guess there are so many more in the same kind that will be never shown to the European audiences. I do my best to purchase them. I will do it till I die !!!
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Although clearly partisan the script is subtle and we can sympathize with both the aforementioned characters, though perhaps not with the callous 'Doc'. The message is quite clear, whichever side you take. It manages to demonstrate an aspect of the 'war on terror' that we perhaps know too little about and which many find distasteful, but without preaching a simple 'good versus bad' sermon.
Walker and Masoudi are mesmerizing in their portrayal of two characters who come from opposite ends of what many see as a definitive good or bad spectrum, filling in some of the grey areas that many overlook. The simple and understated twist at the end is brilliant, and says in one short scene what 10000 words could not portray effectively.
It's not a horror story so don't watch it for that, nor is it really a mystery. It's a powerful and thought-provoking drama from an excellent writer.
A real good surprise, for I who like films that make you watch something different, something not predictable. When I saw this one, I of course thought of UNTHINKABLE, starring Samuel L Jackson, that shows us the same topic around torture against terrorism; torture used by American forces or contractors against people suspected of what you think.
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The two features: TORTURER and UNTHINKABLE don't speak of torture in the same way, on the same angle. The are some differences between the two films, they are not exactly the same. But I although thought of the second when I saw the first.
The two are very interesting and prove us that the bad ones are not necessarily those who we think in the first place, and that keeps us great surprises. It's a shame that this film is not better known, especially in France where it is not yet released in DVD. But maybe in a few months, or years, who knows...
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And, as I have already said, I guess there are so many more in the same kind that will be never shown to the European audiences. I do my best to purchase them. I will do it till I die !!!
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