Brazilian filmmaker Edson Oda explores the origins of existence in 'Nine Days,' a metaphysical drama starring Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz and Benedict Wong.
), a prim and proper bureaucrat of souls who once walked among the living. Fear colors his decision-making, prompting him to side with the less sensitive, especially after Amanda, one of those he sent to Earth, suffers a tragic fate. However, Emma , an inquisitive applicant, encourages him to reconsider his inflexible beliefs. Their exchanges electrify with muted intensity.
Duke bleeds a performance veering between containment and theatricality, inching closer to a catharsis of hope with each passing day before he must choose a victor. Bittersweet turns from the ensemble, chiefly Tony Hale, Arianna Ortiz and Benedict Wong , suffuse nearly every scene with potent longing — despite some touches of acting excess. Elevating the cleverly lo-fi and analog visuals, Oda includes subtle nods to his homeland, most notably in the music.
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