The Lingering Melodies of Trauma: Ben Lawrence's 'Hearts and Bones'

A tale of communal healing between two emotionally wounded men, Ben Lawrence's fiction debut takes an intimate premise and injects it with larger-scale significance, tackling ethical reportage, masculinity and mental illness, as well as intercultural dialogue. With its ethnically diverse cast and sensitive involvement of relevant communities, this film also brings to the fore the tangled relationship between art and accountability, writes Hanna Schenkel.

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