Combat

Belguim 2006 56min subtitled
Dir: Patrick Carpentier
Starring: Léo Joris, Tomas Matauko

Evocative and sensual, this is an elegiac ode to new love. Seen through the reminiscences of the slightly elder protagonist, Combat is a mood-piece that innovatively captures the evolution of love from lust.

Hidden away in a sparse forest cabin, the couple chase through the lush undergrowth and violently test each other’s boundaries of intimacy, emotion and commitment. Poignantly and beautifully captured, each image and deep-felt musing evokes love’s rush of emotions, excitement, uncertainty and yearning, and explores the physicality and tenderness of love through combative desire.

Teddy Jury Award – Berlinale 2006

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