Return, The

Aroview: A surprise arthouse hit about a couple of teenage brothers who are taken on a mysterious trip by their estranged and rather surly father, with his suspicious motives anchoring much of the tension.

Well-crafted and largely involving as scenic road journey, cultural critique and study in paternal psychology, though this pattern is broken by a certain turn of events, where the film enters almost mythic realms. Lavished with praise by the world's critics, this does suffer a few arthouse cliches and takes few real risks, though the ambiguous finale certainly has what it takes to get under the skin.

NZ International Film Festival 2004

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