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‘On Falling’ Review: Laura Carreira’s Feature Debut Is A Haunting Study Of Modern Serfdom – San Sebastian
'On Falling' review: Laura Carreira’s feature debut is a haunting study of modern serfdom – San Sebastian
As a “top picker” she gets to choose a chocolate bar from a plastic box on her supervisor’s desk, and, to make matters worse, there are guided public tours of the warehouse (Aurora is dismayed to hear the mindless drudgery of her daily life compared, excitedly, to a treasure hunt). If this were slavery, it would be easier to rationalize, but what she’s trapped in is a kind of modern serfdom, a dead-end job dressed up with jargon that gives her the illusion of freedom: Aurora is able to choose her working hours but can’t cancel them with less than a week’s notice, and only then via the company website. Title: On Falling Festival: San Sebastian (Competition) International sales: Goodfellas Director/screenwriter: Laura Carreira Cast: Joana Santos, Inês Vaz, Piotra Sikora, Jake McGarry Running time: 1 hr 44 mins
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