The director has snagged two of the world’s finest actors, and they’re a delight to watch. But ’Poison’ disappoints, lacking any real cinematic ambition.
They’re two of the world’s finest actors, but it feels like a student film
Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm portray a couple who haven't seen each other since a tragedy tore their lives apart ten years ago. Now, they meet again. You see them with rare smiles on their faces, but the sorrow is a poison that still courses through their veins. Foto: Camera Film
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It’s quite a coup that the Luxembourgish actress and director Désirée Nosbusch has managed to secure two of the world’s best actors for her first fiction feature film, ’Poison.’
The film is a chamber piece based on the play of the same name by Dutch writer Lot Vekemans, who also penned the screenplay.
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