Cannes. Yongseobadji Mothan Ja.

"Two friends find the bond forged during military service doesn't mean much in civilian life in The Unforgiven, a fresh, if overlong, indie debut by writer-director Yoon Jong-bin," writes Derek Elley in Variety of the Un Certain Regard entry that's already picked up awards in Pusan.

"[T]hose who stuck with it were rewarded by a film that, much like Roman Polanski's Pianist, shows how individuals can be broken by systems of power bit by soul-crushing bit," notes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times.

The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt finds it "contains moments of insight and unexpected humor, for the most part it's tedious going."

Earlier: Erika Franklin in Firecracker.

Posted by dwhudson at May 24, 2006 4:33 AM