Qerq
Encyclopedia
Qerq is a Maltese
thriller released in 2007. The film
was written and directed by Louis Cuschieri, and stars Frida Cauchi, Maria Farrugia and Fabian Scerri de Carlo.
to their daughter. She's happy there but she still longs to find her daughter Angela. Meanwhile, Angela has been released from a female correctional facility and she and her boyfriend fall in with thief Victor Gatt and his gang.
writer David Pisani criticized the film for its "poor level of direction and acting", although he also stated that "the true failing of Qerq lies in its abandon of those three virtues of narrative, magic, and style."
Maltese
film critic Eric German compared Qerq to "the worst melodrama
s and tear-jerkers of the 1940s", stating that "Louis Cuschieri hasn't left a single ancient cliché unturned. Qerq would be hilariously funny if it weren't such a tragically missed opportunity." He praised the actors for "giving the roles everything they've got." He also praised the "visual class" and "imaginative photography" of cinematographer Preca Trapani. German gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.
Qerq has an average rating of 1.6/10 on the Internet Movie Database
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Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
thriller released in 2007. The film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
was written and directed by Louis Cuschieri, and stars Frida Cauchi, Maria Farrugia and Fabian Scerri de Carlo.
Plot
After twenty-five years in an institution for the mentally ill, Grace (Cauchi) is discharged and Dr. Spiteri (Saliba) helps get her a job with banker David Caruana and his wife as a personal maidMaid
A maidservant or in current usage housemaid or maid is a female employed in domestic service.-Description:Once part of an elaborate hierarchy in great houses, today a single maid may be the only domestic worker that upper and even middle-income households can afford, as was historically the case...
to their daughter. She's happy there but she still longs to find her daughter Angela. Meanwhile, Angela has been released from a female correctional facility and she and her boyfriend fall in with thief Victor Gatt and his gang.
Criticism
The Times of MaltaThe Times of Malta
The Times is a national newspaper published daily in Malta. Founded in 1935, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation. It has the widest circulation and is seen as the daily newspaper of "reference" of the Maltese press...
writer David Pisani criticized the film for its "poor level of direction and acting", although he also stated that "the true failing of Qerq lies in its abandon of those three virtues of narrative, magic, and style."
Maltese
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
film critic Eric German compared Qerq to "the worst melodrama
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
s and tear-jerkers of the 1940s", stating that "Louis Cuschieri hasn't left a single ancient cliché unturned. Qerq would be hilariously funny if it weren't such a tragically missed opportunity." He praised the actors for "giving the roles everything they've got." He also praised the "visual class" and "imaginative photography" of cinematographer Preca Trapani. German gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.
Qerq has an average rating of 1.6/10 on the Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database
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