Wood and Water

Name: Wood and Water
Genre: Drama
Released: March 24, 2022
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Alexandra Batten, Anke Bak, Edward Chan, Lena Ackermann, Patrick Lo

2022

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Kimstim Films | Release Date: March 24, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Alexandra Batten, Anke Bak, Edward Chan, Lena Ackermann, Patrick Lo, Patrick Shum, Ricky Yeung, Susanne Johnssen, Theresa Bak

Summary: Anke retires from her job at the church in a small town in the Black Forest. She looks forward to reuniting with her children over the summer holidays by the Baltic Sea, at a place where they used to live as a young family, and where she lived her best years. At the last minute, her son Max is unable to join them because of protests thatAnke retires from her job at the church in a small town in the Black Forest. She looks forward to reuniting with her children over the summer holidays by the Baltic Sea, at a place where they used to live as a young family, and where she lived her best years. At the last minute, her son Max is unable to join them because of protests that are bringing Hong Kong, where he lives, to a standstill. She has been out of touch with him for many years and after an otherwise uneventful summer and facing the void of retirement, she decides to visit him. A mother wants to check in on her children every now and then, but Hong Kong is also her adventure, her escape. She must spend a few days there by herself until Max returns from a worktrip. Protest-ridden Hong Kong is an enigmatic new world to her through which she moves carefully. Through conversations with strangers, she gradually settles in. A young woman who is sad to leave Hong Kong, Max’s doorman, a psychiatrist, a fortune teller and a social activist. These encounters and her experience of the city help her to break down the inner walls she constructed years ago and make way for a new chapter in her life. [KimStim]… Expand

Director: Jonas Bak

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 79 min

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Robert Abele

Apr 13, 2022

Juxtaposing nature’s comforting placidity and an urban mélange in which freedom is always in flux, “Wood and Water” breathes with unforced majesty about what’s sad and beautiful in moments of great change — story, mood and near-documentary-like observation are in a wonderful harmony here. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

Mar 25, 2022

With a kind of dissociative, jet lag-induced delirium, the film transitions — somehow fluidly — from the lush woodlands and desolate churches of southern Germany to the flickering lights and modernist textures of Hong Kong in the throes of mass demonstrations. Read full review

Jake Cole

Jonas Bak’s semi-autobiographical film is a gentle depiction of modern alienation. Read full review

Kyle Bain

Mar 23, 2022

The drama is relevant, touching, and ultimately meaningful, as it aims to educate and enlighten its viewers. As such, if you’re willing to put in the time and effort, insert yourself in the narrative, actively ponder the questions being asked, and admire the nuances of what Jonas Bak creates, you are likely to find something to enjoy. Read full review

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