Thelatestbypowerhouseartist-filmmakerduoChristineMolloyandJoeLawlorpicksupathreadfromtheirlastfilmTHEFUTURETENSE,asoulfulinvestigationofIreland’stumultuoushistory.Here,usingtheformofaheistmovie,theytellthetruestoryofRoseDugdale(playedbyImogenPoots),ayoungheiresswhorebelledagainstherEnglisharistocraticupbringingtovolunteerwiththeIrishRepublicanArmy.In1974,Dugdaleandhercollaboratorsswiped19paintings—includingRubens,Goya,andVermeer—fromaprivatehome,usingthesetreasuresasleveragefortheliberationoffourIRAprisoners.LawlorandMolloy’shighlyatmosphericthrillerplungesusintotheTroubleswithheart-stoppingintensity,andPootsisrivetingastherevolutionary.Beneathherradicalfacade,weseeherfragilityandinnerturmoil,asshewrestleswithappreciationforthebeautifulartifactsofaworldshehassetouttodestroy,andthefearofthechaosshehasunleashed一个逆向生长的奇人的故事。拍得很弘大，像史诗一般。似乎想尝试解答一个命题：如果一个人反着生长，就像开首那个倒着走的时钟一样，会如何？然后你就看到了，他的一生其实也充满了遗憾和缺失，甚至不能说是欢愉的。我不确定是否从这部电影里得到了某种安慰，因为这一切只能是想象。但确实，我起头认真思考生与死，以及该如何度过余生这些问题，这也许就是它的意义所在吧。