'Give Me Liberty': A Brilliant, Transporting Film About A Medical Driver's Busy Day
A young Russian-American (Chris Galust) drives a beat-up medical transport van full of demanding, quirky passengers through Milwaukee's backstreets in this funny, authentic film.
There are precious few victories to be found in Give Me Liberty, and yet the film feels victorious all the same. This madcap day-in-the-life indie about a medical transport driver, shot in Milwaukee with a cast of almost entirely nonprofessionals, walks a fine line between exuberant comedy and stress-inducing nightmare, yet ultimately endorses the idea that surviving another day in America is enough to feel good about.
It follows Vic (Chris Galust), the eternally put-upon driver; he's also a Russian immigrant, and therefore the nexus of a sprawling social group of other low-income Russians. Vic has a
