In reality it's a deceptively
complex piece of storytelling, one that takes a straightforward and compelling narrative and finds visual ways to translate Northup's irony - laced prose so that we're in the moment with him as he experiences the frontline reality of an institution he's been opposed to, but distanced from, all his life.
A love story between Tina, a customs agent with an extraordinary sense
of smell, and Vore, who introduces her to her true self, the film is «mesmerising in its initial oddness and develops into a
complex, richly satisfying
piece of storytelling in which all the seemingly jagged, awkward edges eventually fit smoothly together,» according to Allan Hunter
of Screen Daily.