Well done slow paced independent Australian film with a touch of Nabokov's "Lolita".
This is the second independent film from Monarch that I've seen and reviewed in as many weeks and, while it didn't hold my interest as well as "Lebanon, PA" (seed review elsewhere), it was well worth spending the 86 minutes with. (There are no supplemental features.)
This is a "small" film - the kind that grab audience awards at regional film festivals. It covers many of the "topics" that frequent independent films: loneliness, financial problems, mental health (Alzheimer's, in this case), and family ties. It was filmed in South Australia and funded in part by the Australia Film Commission.
The family here is the young 24-year old mother Rhia (played by Emily Barclay) and here three daughters, the oldest - the title character Lou - is now 11 years old and on the verge of being a teenager. The father left a while ago and the family is struggling to stay one step ahead of the credit collectors. As the film begins they learn that Rhia's dad (played very low key by...
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