New DVD: Loot
We recently added Loot to the DBRL collection. The movie played at the True False Film Festival in 2009 and was voted Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2008. Here’s a synopsis from our catalog:
A feature length documentary that follows two WWII veterans and a used car salesman across the globe in search of their buried wartime treasures. During WWII, Darrel was stationed in Europe. Andrew was in the Philippines. In the chaos of combat, they stole valuable treasures and hid them overseas before returning to civilian life in America. Sixty years later back in America, both men have gone blind with little hope of ever recovering their goods. Both want to recover the treasures that they feel are their own, but with their health failing, they need Lance’s help to travel halfway around the world to find them. So with time, distance and the odds against them, Lance throws himself into their dubious quests to unearth the past, laying bare family secrets and dark wartime histories in the process.
Check out the official movie site for more info.
I saw this movie at True/False and found it to be a quirky little surprise. It meanders through a couple of different story lines, keeping you entertained and curious along the way and leading to some unexpectedly delicate climactic moments.
Yes, this is a great film. I’m so glad that it’s finally on DVD.