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Like all of Giovanni's films, this was incredibly

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powerful.

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It was an emotional experience to go through,

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and it was a bit of a rollercoaster

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because these gorgeous, beautiful dance moves that were

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so eloquent with these tragic, graphic stories.

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Such a beautiful combination of effects and technique

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always amazes me about his films.

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I work in domestic violence, so this subject

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matter is very dear to my heart, but

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also the way the visual presentation of it

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was just incredible.

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It just touched my heart.

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Oh, it's a deeply moving film, and it's

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beautifully shot and artfully directed, and the performances

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are also grounded.

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And the poetry spoken is deeply profound in

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a very real and moving way.

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Oh, I thought it was beautiful, and I

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loved seeing that it is such a violent

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and difficult topic, and it was displayed in

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this movie in such a beautiful way.

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Hearing the stories interwoven with the beautiful dances,

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which at one time were violent, and at

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another time were so beautiful.

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I mean, it was a work of art.

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I loved it.

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I really enjoyed, in particular, the part of

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the story that was narrated from the point

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of a younger boy thinking about his mother,

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because I actually have a similar experience in

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my family in that sense.

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And it just really drives home the point

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that it's a gender issue, it's a women's

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issue, but no one wins under patriarchy, right?

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Men or women, no one wins.

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And so I was just really surprised, but

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also moved that that was a part of

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the film, that it's a woman's experience, but

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also what does it do to the family,

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and what does it do to future generations?

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So it's really, really important.

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I feel it's an honor to see it,

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and I was moved by the photography and

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the choreography.

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I was thinking, watching it, experiencing it as

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a woman, I was thinking about the director

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Giovanni, that he's very courageous to do this

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work, speak and work and express about femicide,

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a man doing that, and I was moved

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by that.

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I thought it was, the way that the

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story was told was very well done, because

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different documentaries, they're usually just back-to-back

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interviews, but I liked the different art forms

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that he showed and tied together the different

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images of people dancing, and then voiceover stories,

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as well as stories where you're seeing the

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woman and the emotions that she's having, having

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to relive things that have happened to her,

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so it was a very captivating story.

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I was stunned by the creativity of it.

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I think the melding of the art and

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the arthouse movie was such an important topic

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I'd never seen done before, and I think

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that's so powerful.

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I hope to see more.