The Wonder Examines Questions of Hunger and Trauma

If the lilting Irish drear of the recent release The Banshees of Inisherin just wasn’t gloomy enough for you, perhaps Sebastián Lelio’s new film The Wonder (in theaters November 2, on Netflix November 16) will satisfy that appetite. Grave and mysterious, The Wonder is a drama about a terrible time in Ireland’s history, and the perhaps eternal clench of religion and superstition. It’s 1862 in a small Irish village, the ragged population still staggering around in the ruinous aftermath of the Great Famine, which killed a million people and saw the emigration of twice that number. Those left behind are… Read Full Article