"Broken Wings" is a slice of life flick which focuses on an Israeli family of 5 (mom and two male/female pairs of sibs - one younger and one older) as they struggle to find their new normal following the loss of the family patriarch. Although there's little story to be found between the credits of this well wrought and finely nuanced film, what initially appears to be depressing familial dysfunction emerges with clarity as a rare example of the dialectic of strength, courage, and humanness in a time of grief and emotional pain. Not for everyone, this subtitled, unglamorous, and pathos drenched flick will play best with mature, serious fans of foreign films. (A-)
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