Based on a true story, the compelling, life-affirming drama, "Infinite Storm," recounts Pam Bales (Naomi Watts) unexpectedly rescuing a young man she calls "John" (Billy Howle), on a mountain in New Hampshire on one extremely cold November day. Director Malgorzata Szumowska captures this inspiring triumph of the human spirit tale with aplomb, focusing on the isolation, the beauty and brutality of nature, and often uses silence and ambient sound to convey emotion.
The film is very different from Szumowska's previous features, which include, "The Other Lamb" with Michiel Huisman as a messiah-like cult leader, and "Elles" which had a journalist (Juliet Binoche) investigating a student prostitution ring. Szumowska also has made some fantastic films in her native Poland, such as "In the Name Of," about a gay priest, and "Never Gonna Snow Again," a satire about a masseur who invades a gated community.
