"The film takes us on a journey through the eyes of an unseen explorer, as they discover the estuary. The camera is the explorer's gaze, and we watch as if through their helmet or goggles."
"There are stretches where the landscape looks how you might imagine the world 20 or 30 years after the collapse of civilisation, nature doing its thing surrounded by the rusted relics of infrastructure."
"Off the coast of Whitstable in Kent at the mouth of the estuary, they discover the eerie Maunsell sea forts, built during the second world war. Like something from Mad Max, these rusted steel towers look like little oil rigs on spindly legs."
"On-screen captions giving the explorer's observations feel clumsy: Several structures made it clear to me that this region had sustained a prolonged war, is one comment flat-footed, not quite reaching Iain Sinclair levels of lyricism."
The documentary by Pablo Behrens presents a journey along the Thames estuary, showcasing the contrast between nature and industrial remnants. It features an unseen explorer's perspective, with the camera acting as their gaze. The film captures various landscapes, including mudflats, power stations, and abandoned industries. Eerie Maunsell sea forts are highlighted, resembling structures from a post-apocalyptic world. On-screen captions provide observations but lack poetic depth. The film is set to be released in UK cinemas on 24 April.
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