With cruel ease, human error can transform normal life into a living purgatory. A sudden car collision or a bad fall can drastically upend one’s existence with swift force. Inspired by real events, Slovakia’s hard-to-watch yet remarkably affecting Oscar entry, “ Father ,” chronicles the aftermath of a tragedy caused by unintended negligence. A devastating study in consuming guilt and evolving grief, the latest film from writer-director Tereza Nvotová grapples potently with the complicated nature of forgiveness, not only that which others grant us, but the one we harshly deny ourselves.

Long uninterrupted takes provide a look into the life of a well-to-do family that will soon crumble. The camera of virtuoso cinematographer Adam Suzin behaves inconspicuously by design as it nimbly move

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