Before the screening of this film at the Leeds International Film Festival, viewers were warned that when it had played at Cannes, half the audience had walked out. If I'd known how bad the film was, I'd have done the same and saved myself 90 minutes of boredom and 30 minutes of gut-wrenching nastiness.
For the most part, Gogal is turgid, dull and pointless. In many shots it's difficult to see where the action, if you can call two people walking across a bleak landscape "action", is taking place.
When it comes to the final reel, it appears that the director either woke up or thought they'd best put in something to wake the audience up. The final scenes are truly horrific and shouldn't be seen, ever. I've seen some shocking stuff in my time but this takes the crown.
