Forget Dog Day Afternoon, as the film doesn’t even clear the bar set by F. Gary Gray’s tense and exciting The Negotiator.
Paprika Steen’s astounding performance isn’t given any favors in Kino’s barebones release of this post-Dogme 95 character study.
It’s the mesmerizing and unflinching face of 10-year-old actress Blanca Engström that makes the film such an immersive experience.
The film is an incredible exploration of societal fear of chaos.