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In 'We the Animals,' a young man finds his way in a tumultuous world

A tender and sometimes terrifying story of a young boy's discovery of his identity and artistic ability, "We the Animals" unfolds almost as a dream, albeit it one that never shies away from the often hopeless reality of what it's like to grow up poor in America. Documentary filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar's first foray into narrative storytelling finds a natural fit with Justin Torres' slim, loosely structured 2011 novel about three brothers navigating their unstable household. Zagar, judiciously adapting the book with Daniel Kitrosser, submerges the audience into their world from the outset, presenting a fluid stream of bittersweet and vivid episodes from the family's life that gradually build into something profound. [...]

di Glenn Whipp, articolo completo (2991 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 16 agosto 2018