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The Great Water(Големата вода)

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Macedonia, Czech Republic, United States · 2005
1h 33m
Director Ivo Trajkov
Starring Saso Kekenovski, Maja Stankovska, Mitko Apostolovski, Verica Nedeska
Genre Drama

An ailing communist reflects on a young boy childhood in Stalinist Yugoslavia.

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New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

Ultimately about the indomitability of faith, and the Christian symbolism is laid on thick. But the story, adapted from a famous behind-the-Iron-Curtain novel, sheds light on a subject few people have known about.

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Village Voice by Leslie Camhi

Despite the choppy script and cartoonishly bad villains, what emerges is a compelling tale of the moral compromises a corrupt system demands of even its most unwilling participants.

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The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

Had the orphanage years been the first chapter in a longer story, The Great Water might've stretched toward a finish as unforgettable as its start.

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Film Threat by Phil Hall

Grim and frequently depressing, and despite the artistry of its framing it nonetheless is a very difficult movie to endure.

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The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden

Adapting the novel by Zhivko Chingo, director Trajkov and his co-scripter, Vladimir Blazevski, have created a searing memory piece. Suki Medencevic's widescreen cinematography illuminates a shadow realm halfway between heaven and hell.

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