Krisha Fairchild's second lead role in a feature is no less perfect for her than the first. As in 2015's Krisha (which put the retired, little-known performer on the indie map at age 65), she inhabits the central character of Freeland with a riveting emotional power.
But there isn't a false note in any of the film's performances, and within its brief running time, writer-directors Mario Furloni and Kate McLean infuse this story of the changing culture and economics of pot production with an anguished depiction of generational displacement.
Favoring observation over explication, Freeland is steeped in the mood, the physical majesty and the modern history of its Northern California setting: the mists over the towering redwood forests, the.
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