Robert Machoian, USA
After a startling opening image of extreme tension, first-time solo director Robert Machoian’s stark drama becomes unpredictable.
An evocative and atmospheric tale from wintry Utah, The Killing of Two Lovers is an economical portrait of a husband and father trying to keep it together while seething with rage during a trial separation from his wife.
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The interior drama is set mostly outdoors, on the vast, lonely street where David (Clayne Crawford) stays with his ailing father just a few doors up from his wife Niki (Sepideh Moafi) and their four kids
Machoian’s film compassionately depicts a family in crisis, while moving at the ominous pace of a thriller.
A complex, brooding soundscape from Peter Albrechtsen seems to emanate directly from the head of its disturbed protagonist,
The claustrophobic aspect ratio contribute to the powerful emotional register of this impressive new work of American independent cinema.
