No. 42 (2019) Little Woods. May 4th.

Film No 42 (2019) May 4th.  11:00 AM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"Trust me, if you tried to sell the house, you'd pay us to keep it". (Ollie puts to her bank executive the realities of what her house is worth, and how best to do a deal so she can continue to live in it).

In the vein of the brilliant American Honey, Little Woods takes us to the fringes of U.S. society where the young working underclass struggle to achieve their smallest dream. First time feature director also writes Nia Da Costa this film of power, depicting sisters Ollie (Tessa Thompson) and Deb (Lily James) eeking out a life in oil rich South Dakota  using technology (flip phones)they can afford and thus giving this contemporary film a 2008 feel (high GFC era). Ollie is street wise and capable, while Deb is a battling mum working tables in a diner, knowing that although she loves loser Ian (James Badge Dale), their relationship is irredeemable. It's the power of the sisters' compassion and loyalty for one another, while they set out to overcome challenges the lower middle class would regard as speed bumps which carries this movie. Winning small battles to have a better life, whilst maintaining tension, and ultimately leaving hope, forms the magic of Little Woods. Tessa Thompson (Creed & Sorry To Bother You) takes one more step to stardom here. 10GUMS.