Blood Kin

I saw this film on Criterion and thought it was very powerful. I was especially moved by the grandmother and her struggle to cope with so much loss and trauma in her family. I like that the film refuses to take sides. It's not an "issue" movie, rather it explores the different dimensions and repercussions of a brutal parricide, and the destruction it brings upon a family and community. Is healing possible? The film doesn't answer that or any questions, rather it poses them. I saw this film because I heard it owes a lot to Werner Herzog, my favorite filmmaker and documentarian, and though you can tell the director's roots stem from there, it stands well on its own.