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  • Starring: Artyom Strelnikov, Dina Korzun
  • Summary: Abandoned by her fiance at the airport, a young Russian woman, with child in tow, applies for asylum in England. With her dreams of a better life dampened by the faded seaside resort she must live in during the processing, an unusual friendship develops that gives her hope. A lyrical, beautifully poetic story that earns its deep emotion, Last Resort is a triumph for director Paul Pawlikowski. (Shooting Gallery)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
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  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    100
    Thanks to the wonderful performances from both Korzun and Considine, there isn't a forced or dishonest moment on-screen.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    90
    A huge delight.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    90
    This is the best class of poetic realism, the kind you can believe in without a trace of hesitation.

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