Screwdriver

Director Bassam Jarbawi constructs the narrative as a disorienting cascade of memory and present moment, relying on a desaturated visual language and an intrusive soundscape to mirror the protagonist's fractured psyche. The film explores a deeply personal psychological collapse, moving beyond political rhetoric to examine a man shattered by time and incarceration.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of unease about the scars that outlast the sentence. It's a stark reminder of the prison that memory can become. — MovieFinder Editorial