Turistas (2009)

	Also Known As: Touristes
	Year of first release: 2009
	Director: Alicia Scherson
	Actors: Aline Kuppenheim, Marcelo Alonso, Diego Noguera
	Country: RCH
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 30.11.2013, City46, OV
Synopsis: Carla is 37 years old, married and leaves Santiago for holidays with her husband. Suddenly they querell and she is left alone on the road. She decides to continue her way with the Norvegian tourist Ulrik to a National parc, where they camp between trees. Both are tourists.
Review: It is the second movie in a row showing people behaving without feeling nor humanity. But this time, it is what Alicia Scherson wants to show and she leads the story around that. Clara is a tourist in her own life, as she is not motivated by anything, not sure of anything and do not care about the others, all in a quite passive way.  The directing is great, as nature and Clara's life mirror one another subtly. The nature encounters human on its way making the life harder, as Clara encounters humans and herself making her life harder. The picture is very good, of the nature (plenty of close-up on trees and small animals) as well as of people. The composition of the picture is also very well thought and is almost surrealistic. Some technical defects in the picture when kind of special effects are used do not disturb much.  Very nice surprise! It looks like as if Clara is looking for answers or help in the nature because she trusts it fully, but (SPOILER) does not find any answer nor help.
Rating: 7 /10