The scene exposes the mythic hero and the choking mortal as two sides of the same coin: the fantasy of striving as salvation, and the ugly truth of its price.
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Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Hesse serves as the film’s unsung cinematic hero, along with his protégé, filmmaker and producer Anita Afonu.
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