Kirill Mikhanovsky's Sundance film "Give Me Liberty" is an anxiety-inducing chaos trip that delves straight into the heart of America. America's marginalized citizens are the stars of Kirill Mikhanovsky's roving, chaotic Sundance premiere Give Me Liberty, which fashions humanistic dark comedy out of their impossible circumstances. Driving a government-subsidized ride-share service for the disabled, Vic, the film's Russian immigrant protagonist, touches nearly all of Milwaukee's underserved communities: low-income African Americans, handicapped folks, elderly immigrants who can't speak English, and still other forgotten citizens of America's heartland. The film feels like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole, in which the stakes are your livelihood, and the moles are real human beings who are making incessant demands on you, and whose wellbeing you are charged with protecting. Making all of his scheduled pick-ups and drop-offs in time is a tall order for young Vic, who also must navigate the kind of family obligations that will look familiar to many first-generation immigrants. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 3 April, 2019