Maybe the most moving and emotional film ever made?

The reconciliation meeting, or what can be called, between victims (all are) of a massacre in a high school offers a chamber film that is supported by the extraordinary performances of the four actors and actresses. There is some manipulation in a text that leads the viewer from one side to the other, trying to establish empathies. But despite this, it proposes a deep reflection on what is the germ of violence.

Mostly excellent - as tragic and heart wrenching as you might expect  - though I felt it rushed through some of the characters emotions to get to the final resolution. Still a great film though and marvellously played by the cast.

Mass doesn’t offer a clean, finite answer to its central question, rather choosing to show the messy, raw and emotional wreckage left behind in the aftermath of a school shooting. It’s moving and powerful seeing the parents on either side of the tragedy grapple with the reality they’ve been handed, over analysing everything to see if there was any hint or sign they could have spotted in the build up; whether anything they’d done had contributed. Some truly great performances lead by a delicate script that knows how to tactfully approach such a topic, Mass isn’t easy viewing, but those willing to face the grim subject matter will be rewarded with a contemporary great in the drama genre.