A man from a village in Transylvania returns home after an incident in Germany. While he tries to rebuild his relationship with the fiancée he left behind, he encounters the village controversy; a local company has hired workers from Sri Lanka. The first hour is spent slowly setting up community life, so it takes a while for the conflict to develop. The biggest scene is an extended, static camera debate in town hall, when the theme of xenophobia comes to a head. In typical European style, the pacing is deliberate, music is minimal and the camera generally stays static, allowing the interactions to play out without close-ups. While this film presents an interesting situation, there’s virtually no emotional connection with any of the characters and the migrant issue isn’t resolved. NOTE: The title is an abbreviation for nuclear magnetic resonance and the film has been declared “an investigation of the brain…trying to detect things below the surface.” 
(2 / 5)
