If you go to film festivals long enough, you end up getting cynical about a few things. For example, it becomes clear that for political reasons, programmers are often pressured to support filmmake…
” is a good word to describe Mozaffari’s two teenage leads: There’s Lou , whose red hair billows and flames about her shoulders like the glowing tail of a passing comet, and her combustible best friend Chantal , both itching to escape the black-hole small Ontario town that seems to have sucked the life force from all the adults around them.
As it is, she’s a fiery-haired tornado of aggression, throwing her foul-mouthed adversary to the ground and punching her till her knuckles bleed. Lou’s peers gather around, goading her on as they film the spectacle on their iPhones, but apart from Chantal, she has no friends. One boy, Josh , treats them better than the others, but when it matters, he doesn’t have their back. In fact, he wants the same thing as all the guys. The sooner they can ditch this town, the better.
“Firecrackers” is a movie about freedom, and the oppressive way that concept — spoken about like the right of every Westerner — can feel so out-of-reach to even relatively privileged young people. Aided by DP Catherine Lutes’ restless handless cinematography, Mozaffari presents their situation in a way that feels like having your head forced underwater, struggling to breathe.
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