Fresh
Whatever his influences, Quintana has made his own, fine thing: a quietly powerful depiction of the what is required to rekindle hope in the hopeless.
Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader
The Vessel
Is a miracle just a tragedy, narrowly avoided by chance?
2016 · 1h 26m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Julio Quintana
Overview
Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A modest, but not maudlin, parable of hope about mustering the strength to vigorously plunge again into life's uncertainties after a devastating loss.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Fresh
It's a strange brew: stark yet beautiful, urgent yet dreamlike.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Quintana's emphasis on Jungian dream logic gives his otherwise spartan parable a compelling mythic dimension.
Simon Abrams, Village Voice
Fresh
This muted, moving small-scale tale of sorrow and faith will strike a chord with both the churchgoing crowd and aficionados of Malick's contemplative, theologically predisposed cinema.
Nick Schager, Variety
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