Thomas Beale says: "Aki Kaurismaki returns from a 4 year break with this French comedy-drama about an old age shoe shiner who shelters an illegal immigrant, unbeknownst to his sick wife. Le Havre has a wonderful sort of charm to it, with an underlying dry wit and, frankly, lovely cinematography (no, I can’t think of another word to describe it). There’s a level of emotional distance, though, and it lacks the tension that Kaurismaki is normally find out more...
Three miles north of Molkom, hidden deep in the lakeside forests of Sweden, lies Angsbacka; a 21st Century playground for adults. Once a year, their gates open to a thousand international participants, placed in 'Sharing Groups' at random. A Swedish celebrity, a Californian hippy, a Finnish grandmother and a back-packing Australian rugby coach, who stumbled on the wrong party, are amongst the group that take us on an unforgettably quirky, two-week emotional roller-coaster. Firewalking, Shaman find out more...
