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The Dreamed Adventure review
Cannes film festival: Valeska Grisebach’s complex drama tracks an archaeologist whose mountain dig is interrupted by an old friend with rather dirtier hands
TL;DR
- The film is set in mountainous Bulgaria, a region with lingering memories of the Balkan wars and the communist era.
- Veska, an archaeologist, encounters Saïd, an old friend involved in dodgy business deals, including the purchase of stolen diesel fuel.
- Saïd's past involvement with criminal gangs and a local villain named Illya, who wants to build on Veska's dig site, creates tension.
- The film emphasizes incidental details, such as the landscape and various characters, over a clear narrative progression.
- Grisebach is noted for her distinctive filmmaking language but her intended message remains elusive.
- The plot involves Saïd's car being stolen and his temporary disappearance, after which Veska takes over selling the diesel.
- Veska intends to confront Illya about his violent and abusive trafficking business, which threatens a teenage girl working on her dig.