Luka

2023 | Jessica Woodworth

Title: Luka

Year: 2023

Running Time: 94′

Country: Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands and Bulgaria

Directed by: Jessica Woodworth

Screenplay by: Jessica Woodworth

Starring: Jonas Smulders; Geraldine Chaplin; Jan Bijvoet; Sam Louwyck; Valentin Ganev; Goua Robert Grovogui

© 2023 Bo Films / Krater Films / Beluga Tree / Palosanto Films / Volya Films / Art Fest / DoKino / Ministero della Cultura (MiC) / Netherlands Film Fund / Sicilia Film Commission / Eurimages.

Review by Guifré Margarit i Contel | 02 July 2023

Undisputedly masterful on a technical level (beautiful black and white photography, great sound department, sets that leave you in awe, and cool costumes) but underwhelming when it comes to content.

The script feels both pretentious and simplistic at the same time. There is a heavy use of rather weak metaphors, which try to push bland messages of homoeroticism, hierarchy and environmentalism.

At the same time, the film leaves you baffled and confused at times as you do not really know for sure how to react to what is happening to the screen.

3/5

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