Luka (2023 film)

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Luka
Directed by Jessica Woodworth
Screenplay byJessica Woodworth
Based on The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
Produced by
    • Peter Brosens
    • Jessica Woodworth
CinematographyVirginie Surdej
Edited byDavid Verdurme
Music by Teho Teardo
Release date
Running time
94 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageEnglish

Luka is a 2023 drama film directed by Jessica Woodworth and starring Jonas Smulders.

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Plot

Set in a fictional country, the film follows a soldier who arrives as a recruit to a fortress stronghold that exists to hold off an unseen enemy.

Cast

Production

The film is loosely based on the novel The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati and was filmed in Sicily and Bulgaria. It was produced by Peter Brosens of the Belgian company Bo Films with co-producers in several other countries. It is in black-and-white. [1] [2]

Reception

Screen described Luka as "atmospheric" and "visually arresting" but "dramatically unengaging", with a second half that plays "like an arthouse-oriented, lo-fi cousin of Denis Villeneuve's Dune ". [3] Jonathan Romney of Sight and Sound wrote that the film succeeds at looking otherworldly but fails to captivate viewers through "an antique flavour of Europudding in the mix of accents" and "sometimes impassive, sometimes overstated acting that loses its energy in the sound mix". [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Woodworth's Sci-Fi Epic 'Luka' Debuts Trailer Ahead of Rotterdam Premiere (Exclusive)". Variety . Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "'Luka': la gran novela de Buzzati 'El desierto de los tártaros', en versión vanguardista". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "'Luka': Rotterdam Review". Screen Daily . 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Jonathan, Romney (2 February 2023). "Luka: an airless, hermetic slice of black-and-white Europudding". Sight and Sound . Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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