Frome Film Club is screening the Ukrainian film The Tribe at the Merlin Theatre on Wednesday 12th April.
Somewhere in Ukraine, Sergey enters a specialist boarding school for the deaf, where he quickly finds he must navigate the school’s lawless, gang-style social hierarchy to survive.
Featuring no words or soundtrack, with the characters communicating in non-sub-titled sign language, this innovative piece of filmmaking nonetheless delivers a deafening roar of power. While it makes unsettling, confrontational viewing – both shocking and violent – it is a visually arresting, ferociously engaging and unforgettable film. This film is certificate 18.
