Denis Lavant is Ready For The Cold War In Redoubt UK Trailer
We need to be prepared for anything, including war. In John Skoog’s Redoubt, Denis Lavant is ready for the Cold War. Watch the UK Trailer.
They say your home is your castle. Your sanctuary is not just for your privacy, but also a refuge from the dangers that threaten it. In Skoog’s absorbing Swedish drama Redoubt, Karl-Göran Persson (Lavant), a farmhand, who, at the height of Cold War paranoia, attempted to turn his house into a ‘redoubt’ – a fortification – to protect his community should conflict break out.
The film marks Skoog’s directorial feature debut, and I hope you think hard about things. We live in potential end times with the threat of war on our doorstep. Persson might be seen as paranoid, but he does have poignant urgency, with his tale of a lone man scavenging anything he can find, in the face of indifference and ridicule, for what he believes will help his people.
Synopsis:
At the peak of the Cold War, farm worker Karl-Göran Persson starts fortifying his house. He gathers scrap-metal and casts it into the walls to build a fortress meant to protect him and his neighbours. His efforts are met with puzzlement by everyone but the children. As the construction progresses, so does a conflict with the people in the village.
Redoubt will be released in selected UK cinemas on 27th March. Before then, the film will make its Scottish premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival, with the debut on 5th March [more info].
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