{"id":17115,"date":"2019-02-05T09:23:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T17:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=17115"},"modified":"2019-02-08T12:46:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:46:53","slug":"victoria-film-fest-review-the-raft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/02\/05\/victoria-film-fest-review-the-raft\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Film Fest review: <em>The Raft<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What could go wrong when an eccentric anthropologist and 11 men and women from vastly different backgrounds board a shoddy raft with nothing but wind and currents to propel them across the Atlantic Ocean? For Santiago Genov\u00e9s\u2014the Spanish maestro of one of the most unusual social experiments ever conducted\u2014hopefully, a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is war intrinsic human behaviour, or is love? It\u2019s a lofty inquisition, one that&nbsp;<em>The Raft<\/em> director Marcus Lindeen coaxes slowly from the six remaining members of this experiment some forty-odd years later. A replica of the Acali (meaning&nbsp;<em>house on the water<\/em>) and fascinating archival footage allow us to take the journey back to the moments that bonded, and the trials that threatened to tear it all apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TheRaft_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TheRaft_5-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TheRaft_5-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TheRaft_5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TheRaft_5-180x87.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>The Raft<\/em> looks back at one of the most interesting social experiments of the &#8217;70s (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To some on the vessel, it was an escape; to others it was a rebirth.&nbsp;F\u00e9 Seymour,&nbsp;the only black female aboard, recalls a moment of \u201cocean vertigo\u201d where she channels the pain and horror of those aboard slave ships upon the same journey. It\u2019s a heartbreaking secret she\u2019s kept and just one scene that makes&nbsp;<em>The Raft<\/em>a joy to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m fond of adventures, especially if they are dangerous,\u201d one of&nbsp;Genov\u00e9s\u2019 notes from the experiment reads. His instigative nature proves to be the only real threat, as the crew appears to show no signs of the sexual-frustration-induced violence he was longing to witness. Rather, only his own aggression and violence is on display as the crew\u2019s frustrations culminate in an un-acted upon plot to murder&nbsp;the leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Raft<\/em>is a tale of humanity only capable of happening in the outlandishness of 1970s experimentation. It\u2019s a fascinating rumination on the nature of memory and interpretation, sexuality and race, and our ability to put differences aside and learn to love one another. The opposite is certain death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What could go wrong when an eccentric anthropologist and 11 men and women from vastly different backgrounds board a shoddy raft with nothing but wind and currents to propel them across the Atlantic Ocean? For Santiago Genov\u00e9s\u2014the Spanish maestro of one of the most unusual social experiments ever conducted\u2014hopefully, a lot. 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