Luzzu

...feels like a pilgrimage back to one’s roots, highlighting the specificities of the Maltese language and culture which are still sorely underrepresented in world cinema.

...the magnetic Scicluna is a Maltese fisherman in real life... His performance is impressively complex...

...en imponerande debut...

Som en insiktsfull exkursion till en del av världen som man aldrig varit i och sannolikt aldrig kommer hamna i.

...är inte filmen som tvingar fram några svar med fiskekroken mot strupen. Klimatkrisen används främst som en fond mot vilken huvudpersonens dilemma dramatiseras.

"Luzzu" is embedded in a quickly-vanishing world, and director Alex Camilleri approaches it with sensitivity, knowing that authenticity is crucial to how the film operates.