Fascinating and Mature. Those are two words that come to mind when thinking about this film. The structure of the film is what helps to make the film stand out. It is amazing to start a film knowing the end result but then going along on the journey simply to see if it is justified. So many scenes are expertly crafted — the voting on the bus, the interrogation scenes, and the moment where the guy tells Santore to write his letters knowing he is going to die.. The film also recontextualizes the opening by the time you finish the film because you know everyone let Santore die when they had the capacity to save him. Additionally the film really examines who is to blame for atrocities and the life of one person vs. the state of a government.
