It’s hard to watch “Empty Nets” and not think of “Luzzu,” the recent, poignant Sundance prizewinner from Malta: In both films, enterprising young men left in the lurch…
” and not think of “Luzzu,” the recent, poignant Sundance prizewinner from Malta: In both films, enterprising young men left in the lurch by a national financial crisis must resort to black-market fishing to, well, stay afloat. In “Luzzu,” the protagonist was a lifelong fisherman passionate about his trade, while’s lean, engrossing, Iran-set debut centers on a handy novice merely looking to make a quick buck. In this economy, however, such differences prove immaterial.
Life seems fairly straightforward at the film’s outset for working-class urban twentysomething Amir , whose free time revolves around the two things he loves most — open-water swimming and his adoring girlfriend Narges , which he tends to combine in oceanside trysts away from the city, where they must keep their romance a secret.
The further downside to this risky, back-breaking work is that it severely limits the amount of time he can spend with an increasingly frustrated Narges — just as her parents are pushing her toward a well-off suitor of their choosing. “Money is all that matters,” he despairs, somewhat needlessly articulating the message staring them all in the face.
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