It will make you fidget. It will make you think. And it will certainly stop you complaining that Hollywood doesn’t produce any films of political weight. Syriana is as ambitious and complex as its subject: the geo-politics of the oil industry.
Set primarily in the oil rich and peace poor Middle-east, Writer/Director Stephen Gaghan – […]
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Opening confidently with aerial shots of Auckland, smooth hip-hop music and matching jump cut editing, this film announces itself as fresh, urban and international. And it mostly follows through to the feel-good ending which is, of course, the big wedding scene.
It is Sione (Pua Magasiva) who is getting married, and he is worried. […]
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