Deep in a forest lies an all-female boarding
school. Cut off from the outside world its occupants are
forbidden to leave the grounds or ask questions about the
sounds they
hear at night. The close proximity of the uncanny beside
everyday activities creates a unique atmosphere of dread.
It sounds like an art-house version of The Village and
though the scenario is similar, the details and intention
could not be more different. One of the most original debut’s
of recent memory, Innocence uses sound particularly
well to build up an atmosphere of foreboding. Few answers
are forthcoming - but signs and symbols abound. With strikingly
composed ‘scope images it’s a rich cinematic
experience.
"a haunting and potent allegory of burgeoning
adolescence that is dreamlike and intensely cinematic"
Channel4.com
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