,,In its desire to understand the roots of hatred, and more specifically those of the Holocaust, Holy Week quickly resonates with one of German filmmaker Michael Haneke‘s toughest works, 2009’s The White Ribbon.''

,, a world as beautiful in its rural simplicity as it is tainted by prejudice and simmering conflicts, witness to a vicious and endless cycle of hatred, as the director describes it''

,,A plethora of means are used in creating the conflict, which Cohn retains perfect control of, to create a tango it’s impossible to look away from''

,,What interested you about the novel and what made you say it is still relevant today?''

Les personnages de Semaine sainte sont moins au paradis qu’en enfer et Andrei Cohn les fait brûler à petit feu, quitte à prendre parfois son temps.