Hiroshima

"Hiroshima is Uruguayan director Pablo Stoll's first solo feature. Critically acclaimed for his debut film, 25 Watts, which he followed with the sublime hit Whisky (both co-directed with the late Juan Pablo Rebella), Stoll now returns to filmmaking with a completely different piece: a (mostly) silent musical. Hiroshima is a very intimate film. The director follows his brother Juan as he goes about his daily routine in Montevideo. As the lead singer of a band, Juan lacks the ability to communicate his feelings verbally. Instead he relates to the world through his music. The natural sounds around him and the songs he listens to on his Discman take on a fundamental role in the film, and, as in the days of silent cinema, all dialogue is...