And now he begins the link between present day life and the story. That link was revealed very sharply, very simply, and surprised us like a sudden hit on the head might do. What is this link? Grotesque, that’s for sure. Avant-garde, yes. A farce, clearly so. Comedy, very much. Satire, even more so. Horror, horrifying. Criticism, completely. Political, by all means.

Startling in its naturalism. It is at this point, when the traditional story meets the present day, that the viewer’s perceptions begin to falter. Did the story come to life? Of is out life just a story? Either may be so. We know this person, this director from the fairly tale world of America has not been here before. But how this person has opened our eyes.

The Sakha World