jankovic-s-marko Review of The Disobedient

The Disobedient (2014)

Beware! There is some great chemistry here

[7/10 · 6 September 2014]

I loved this film. I've just watched this movie on the "Parkoskop" film festival and it was stunningly different compared to what I've been expecting to see. I liked the whole package, the experience of it. The movie was quite fresh, with a dreamy and bright atmosphere. Easy to identify with. We see Leni and Lazar, very close childhood friends, reunited after years of separation. The chemistry between them is great, and mutual need for freedom, expressed through selfish games, is challenged by their coming of age. The urge to define the current nature of their relationship is visible in every aspect of their behavior, but the fear of being hurt is equally strong. What's not to like in such plot? The concept of the "game" that Leni and Lazar are playing is somewhat similar to the one from "Jeux d'enfants" by Yann Samuell, but still fresh and different. And I liked it! Now, all that being said, I had some problem to chew on the narrated parts, but they do bring something to the whole picture. The movie was also very stylish, in a rural Panonian kind of way.