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Synopsis:
The
door is a universal symbol of life, of death, of entering the next life. It has
many associations inherent in it, both positive and negative. It can mean
an opportunity gained or an opportunity lost: As one door opens, another
closes.
The
film opens with an absurd act: stealing a door. This raises a question in the
viewer's mind, a question which is not answered until the final shot where the
door's purpose is revealed. Then, what had seemed an absurd act turns into a
simple statement of human dignity, of people making sense of loss through
ritual.
The
Door reflects the fact that it is based on someone's testimony. Images are
impressionistic, haunting like fragments of memories which the viewer must
piece together. Although the main character, Nikolai, gives us the facts, he
himself is trying to make sense of them in his own mind.
The
story moves forward and backwards in time, revealing the events retrospectively
as the viewer bears the witness to the universal tragedy of Chernobyl through
the eyes of the man.
The Door.
The Door.
Director: Juanita Wilson
Genre: Drama,
Inspirational.
Country: Ireland
Year: 2008
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