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6.8
/10
135 Ratings

TWO GATES OF SLEEP

Directed by Alistair Banks Griffin
United States, 2010
Drama
  • 7979 minutes

Synopsis

After preparing for their mother’s imminent death, two brothers go on an arduous upriver journey to honor her final request.

Synopsis

After preparing for their mother’s imminent death, two brothers go on an arduous upriver journey to honor her final request.

Our take

Not all festival-hip indie films are shaggy dog stories. This Cannes-selected feature debut—produced by directors Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) and Antonio Campos (Simon Killer)—belongs to a group of filmmakers thankfully crafting indie cinema in European arthouse traditions.