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Reviews Counted:10
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Average Rating:6.9/10
Synopsis: Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mother awaits their return home.
Starring: Miranda Otto, Frances O'Connor, Deborra-Lee Furness, Sophie Lowe
Director: Ana Kokkinos
Blessed is a rich, unsettling vision of the mother-child relationship, By the end, it is clear that things are not always as they seem. Sometimes it's a reversal of expectations, sometimes an unpredictable consequence.
Top CriticKokkinos is never backward in confronting her audience, but she’s also a sensitive portrayer of emotions that are basic to us all and with this marvellous film she has created her best work so far.
Top CriticBlessed is a powerful and truthful movie experience that lingers long after the end.
Top CriticSkilfully woven together, the separate tales that eventually intersect portray a touching look at the relationship between mothers and children.
Top CriticBrilliant performances and Kokkinos' assured direction result in another strong local production.
Top CriticBlessed with cinematic ambition, Ana Kokkinos and her writing collaborators have forged a striking film out of pain and dysfunction, yet managing to pull out a serene sense of closure in the final moments.
Top CriticAna Kokkinos has made an exquisitely and brutally powerful film about the indestructible but fragile thread that connects mothers and children.
Top CriticA slow-burning, emotionally haunting film that thrusts the bond between mother and child under a microscope.
Some fine talent manages to rise above flimsy scenarios in this multi-thread expose of low-rent Melbourne mothering and its bitter legacy. Surely the whole truth would call for some rays of light in these shabby lives?
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September 07, 2009:
Ana Kokkinos talks Blessed
Australian director Ana Kokkinos (Head On, The Book of Revelation) returns this week with a new drama that follows several groups of children and their mothers on a long,... More...
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