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Last Resort [2001] [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Actors: Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Steve Perry, Perry Benson Studio: Artificial Eye Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy New: £6.19 as of 25/11/2009 00:29 GMT details You Save: £11.80 (66%) New (19) Used (2) from £5.99 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 7214 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), Russian (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 75 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5021866201306 ASIN: B00005M6QZ Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Release Date: July 30, 2001 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next » The best media representation of asylum seekers yet June 15, 2001 dave.simpson@cableinet.co.uk (Maidenhead, England) 25 out of 27 found this review helpful The Last Resort (2000) is directed by Polish-born Pawel Pavilowski and commissioned by the BBC. Filmed in Margate (fictionally called Stonehaven) charts the experiences of a Russian refugee Tanya and her son Artyom. From Heathrow they are transferred to Stonehaven, a fictional holding bay for asylum seekers. They make many failed attempts to head for London for Tanya to meet her supposed fiance and instead Tanya falls in love with a local amusement park businessman (whose name actually escapes me). In a desperate bid to financially support herself, she turns to local pornographer (again his name escapes me), who is excellently played by real life pornographer Ben Dover. pThe film is more constructed as a love story than a political statement, but that's not to say the film is politics free. It is associated with the current hysteria over asylum and immigration, and the use of juddery camera work and it's bleak mise-en-scene makes it socially real experience.pthe back-up cast are played by real-life asylum seekers and refugees of mainly Kosovan or Afghan dissent, again social realism comes through the documentarism. Also the presence of the asylum seekers is symbolised by Tanya being demonstrated on how to use a payphone.pThe film generally is a wonderful experience and a real cinematic experience. The film is more plot led and in the end you feel sympathetic towards her plight.pIf there is one film that the Tory party and Labour party would not recommend, then Last Resort is the film. Best art-house film this year. Beautiful January 8, 2006 T. PETYT (Manchester, Lancashire United Kingdom) 5 out of 6 found this review helpful Fantastically shot.Brilliantly acted.This a beautiful film.Essentialy a romance, set in a depressing seaside village, between an amusment arcade manager and a russian, who accomponied with her 10 year old son he befriends and helps to escape home, after she has been sent to an asylum seekers holding area."It makes me wanna cry".OUTSTANDING. Touching Film February 11, 2002 4 out of 6 found this review helpful Last Resort is a very well thought of film. It is about a mother and child from Russia who become accidental refugees in England. They are taken to a refugee camp where they come across a man who helps them and eventually falls in love with the mother. A very touching and moving film, almost made me cry! Sheer Brilliance. Britain in decay June 5, 2008 A. Wells 1 out of 1 found this review helpful The film actually reveals more about we British than it does the plight of those seeking asylum. The decline of the British seaside town, amusement arcades, 1960s tower blocks, fish chips, the wooden roller coaster - for me one of the stars of this film was Margate itself. Beautifully photographed and acted, this is a gem. The film oozes mood. See it. Yes, watch it... August 1, 2008 Amanda J. Knight (Brighton and Hove, England) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful Yes, this is a great film. Again, one of those silent, emotion focussed world cinema films that shows just one way in which we live... Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next »

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