Tower (2012 Canadian film) explained

Tower is a 2012 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Kazik Radwanski.^[1] Radwanski's feature directorial debut, the film follows a socially awkward Torontonian named Derek. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival,^[2] followed by its North American premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.

Cast

• Derek Bogart as Derek, a socially awkward loner motivated by his personal obsessions.^[3]

Critical response

The film was met with critical acclaim upon its release. The Wall Street Journal proclaimed it as "thoroughly compelling, juxtaposing idiosyncratic camerawork with raw insight into the sort of person everyone knows",^[4] while Eric Kohn of IndieWire described the protagonist as "an awkward loner made mesmerizing",^[5] and Scott Foundas for the Village Voice described it as "a Sisyphus for the Asperger’s era".^[6]

Now named Tower one of the "Top 25 Toronto Films" of all time.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://playbackonline.ca/2012/09/12/kazik-radwanski-ascends-at-tiff-with-debut-tower/ "Kazik Radwanski ascends at TIFF with debut Tower"
2. News: Canadians hope to extend string of Locarno success. The Globe and Mail. July 6, 2012. September 4, 2019. en-ca.
3. James Adams, "Portrait of a weirdly memorable man-child". The Globe and Mail, January 22, 2013.
4. Web site: Tower Reviews. Simple Machine. 15 July 2018. en-ca.
5. Web site: Locarno Review: An Awkward Loner Made Mesmerizing in the Canadian Feature 'Tower'. IndieWire. August 10, 2012. July 15, 2018. en-ca.
6. Web site: The World's Riches: New Directors/New Films Is the Year's Best Local/Global Movie Celebration. The Village Voice. March 20, 2013. July 15, 2018. en-ca.
7. Web site: Top 25 Toronto Films. Now. December 31, 2013. July 15, 2018. en-ca.