Viggo Mortensen (The Road) leads this French drama set during the Algerian war where a teacher residing in a small village bonds with a dissident, only to be ordered to turn the man over to authorities. Based on a short story by Albert Camus. Best Film winner at Venice 2014.
For fans of Viggo Mortensen who found themselves scratching their heads restlessly during Lisandro Alonso’s elliptical Patagonian period outing Jauja, David Oelhoffen’s Far From Men might offer a more accessible experience of watching the actor trudge his way across vast landscapes for a couple of hours.
Full reviewMortensen remains a remarkably humble screen presence, a trait that's perfect for a part that demands considerable empathy from whoever's playing it.
Full reviewDonning the mantle of a decent man, Mortensen is remarkable - in part because of the absence of remarkability of his character
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Mortensen's post-Lord of the Rings choices have been an idiosyncratic mix: His my-way-or-the-highway approach doesn't always pay off, but it does here with engrossing results.
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Camus sets the movie's initial course, but Mr. Oelhoffen resolutely steers it home with political context, historical hindsight, an unambiguous moral imperative and a pair of well-matched performances; put another way, he makes the story his own.
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It's refreshing to see a sincere paean to nobility, honor, and courage, especially one that periodically elevates the pulse with expertly mounted standoffs.
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