Hearts and Bones – Movie Review
Director: Ben Lawrence
Writer: Beatrix Christian, Ben Lawrence (Screenplay)
Cast
- Hugo Weaving (The Matrix)
- Andrew Luri
- Hayley McElhinney (The Babadook)
- Bolude Watson (Carmen and Bolude)
- Alan Dukes (The Stranger)
Plot: Daniel is preparing an exhibition of his work from the world’s war zones. When Sebastian learns that this exhibition may display photographs of a massacre in his village, he finds Daniel and appeals to him to exclude those photographs.
Runtime: 1 Hour 51 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Hearts and Bones starts when celebrated photographer Dan Fisher (Weaving) is about to release his latest exhibition. However, Sebastian Ahmed (Luri) learns of his plans to release photos of his former South Sudan village. It shows the horrors of a massacre there and he believes it to be insensitive to his people’s past.
Once Sebastian meets Dan, the two make an amazing discovery. One that could change what they thought for years and could improve the future for them both. However, it could ruin their own relationships.
Verdict on Hearts and Bones
Hearts and Bones is a drama following the lives of a celebrated photographer and the victim of one of the massacres he photographed. It follows the two men who meet and start to discuss the bigger things about life and the impact of releasing the photos.
This is a movie that gets to highlight the difficult lives people must suffer through while trying to find safety. It shows the victims of war-torn countries and how they have started new lives. Even if their past constantly keeps haunting them. With great performances from the whole cast, we get a moving movie that will stick with you.
Final Thoughts –Hearts and Bones is a moving emotional movie.