"I'll Be Gone in June" Review: Katharina Rivilis' Film Explores Teenage Trauma in Post-9/11 America
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Kate Erbland
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
A review of Katharina Rivilis' film "I'll Be Gone in June," which explores teenage solitude and trauma against the backdrop of 9/11 and its aftermath. The film follows an exchange student (played by Naomi Cosma) navigating the shock and collective grief of post-9/11 America, critiquing the nation's response including the "war on terror." The review praises the film as a spellbinding and emotionally cutting drama.
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A widely televised violence, the images of 9/11 are among the most shocking and enduring images the world has ever seen, sadly to the point of heightening America's messianic complex.
Compelling newcomer Naomi Cosma plays an exchange student in a drama about the shock and trauma of 9/11 that cuts deep.
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