''Tower'' is a 2012 Canadian drama film, written and directed by
Kazik Radwanski.
["Kazik Radwanski ascends at TIFF with debut Tower"]
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'', September 12, 2012. Radwanski's
feature directorial debut, the film follows a socially awkward
Torontonian named Derek. The film had its world premiere at the 2012
Locarno Film Festival
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, followed by its North American premiere at the
2012 Toronto International Film Festival
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.
Cast
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Derek Bogart as Derek, a socially awkward loner motivated by his personal obsessions.
Critical response
The film was met with critical acclaim upon its release. ''
The Wall Street Journal'' proclaimed it as "thoroughly compelling, juxtaposing idiosyncratic camerawork with raw insight into the sort of person everyone knows", while Eric Kohn of
IndieWire described the protagonist as "an awkward loner made mesmerizing", and Scott Foundas for the ''
Village Voice'' described it as "a Sisyphus for the Asperger’s era".
''
Now'' named ''Tower'' one of the "Top 25 Toronto Films" of all time.
References
External links
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{{Kazik Radwanski
2012 films
Canadian drama films
English-language Canadian films
Films directed by Kazik Radwanski
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films