‘Krux’ Director Tony Vahl Combines Practical Magic With Post-WWII Taboo: ‘A Belief Can Help You – or It Can Destroy You”

By Marta Balaga

Marta Balaga

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The “Practical Magic 2” press tour might be taking over the world, but Tony Vahl’s impressive feature debut “Krux” also finds space for the supernatural. 

Set in the final days of the WWII and premiering at TIFF and San Sebastián, it portrays a German village waiting for the inevitable: the arrival of Soviet troops. Some of its inhabitants look for ominous signs and listen to prophecies. Others don’t want to wait for a destiny they believe would be worse than death. 

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