TRIBECA 2019 REVIEWS: Hari Sama’s THIS IS NOT BERLIN is a turbulent coming-of-age story set against a familiar 80s backdrop
This Is Not Berlin could have easily been yet another exploitative procedural using cultural gimmickry to make the film “feel important.” Thankfully, Sama used those notes in just the right places throughout the oeuvre, leaving the heights of the dramatic symphony to be engineered by more honest human feelings.