The Fallout is terrific, and terrifically real.

“The Fallout” tells a story from the perspective of the survivors and it’s an urgent voice we need to listen to.

The filmmaker takes on a wrenching subject and shapes it into a movie that never looks away, even as it remains painstakingly focused on communicating the impact of those horrors in moments that might otherwise seem ordinary.

The Fallout’s disinterest in exploring the characters’ journey in trying to overcome extreme trauma and grief makes it a somewhat disappointing drama instead of an impactful meditation on complex themes to treat on film.