Klass

Wow.. I have to say I am still stunned after what I just saw, couldn't stop myself from writing a review instantaneously. Story is that a guy named Joosep is constantly bullied by the whole class, and when another boy, Kaspar, tries to stop other kids in the class from bullying Joosep, the other kids starts bullying both Joosep and Kaspar.

At one point of time, it becomes so much that both of them takes the most extreme step. We might just say that, Joosep could have done something different, but really he didn't have any option. When the entire world is against you, you can't do anything else. One astonishing thing that I saw was role of the teachers in this flick. I know that most of the teachers, elders are like that. They are so much into their own s#it, that they really don't care. Teachers have really good idea, but they don't do anything.

When you are actually watching movie, you actually waiting for Andres, Paul and other accomplices to be punished. This is indeed one of the most horrifying films I've ever seen, horror in the face of harsh reality.

And, as Kaspar said you have to stand up for yourself. As, IT IS ABOUT HONOUR.

First of all I didn't have any high expectations for this one. OK school violence - we all have seen that, right? But do we actually remember it? How there always has been black sheep in any class room? How mean can we all be? For me this movie was the awakening who am I also have been and how embarrassing it now seems. But how many of us were brave enough to differ and step-up against this kind of unfairness. And do we had a choice/ or knowledge that the choice exist? This movie is highly recommended because of its honesty, bluntness and most of all - just incredible storyline...

Vote: no question 10/10

So, I watched this movie after hearing about it on many different occasions. I have always liked movies about teenage life, especially when they are cooked correctly. And this is such case. Movie perfectly shows the power struggles, that may occur in every class. And how cruel can teenagers be. I personally have been in a situation, where most of my class is against me. So I could easily associate my self with main character.

At some points of watching it, the movie really got to me, because my hands started shaking, and I got shivers on my back. Just because, I knew how painful such attitude can be.

I'd really like to give kudos to operator, and all the actors, that were working on this movie. Camera work always showed perfect angles, so people could easily follow the story. But all the new actors, that were working on this project, played really good, without hyping their performance, what usually happens for new actors.

This movie should be shown in every school around the world, because it shows where can cruelty lead.

I think it was one of the most appealing plot I have ever seen. It's in my native language so, it is pretty easy to understand and pretty hard to watch. It is a difficult movie about Kaspar and Joosep who are being teased and harassed at school. I was harassed a little too during my school years and i feel total sympathy for the two main characters.

I really loved the camera work, I have always loved Estonian camera work and the editing. Raw, tragic and lifelike. Ilmar Raag has done a great job by showing what is going on in schools nowadays. It's not only in Estonia, USA, or England for that matter, it's going on all around the world - school violence.

I don't want to spoil the ending, but it was pretty predictable and the plot is easy to catch, nevertheless it is a movie that is not easy on you. If you have been a situation familiar to this, not so radical even, you know what Kaspar and Joosep felt.

And as Kaspar said, It's about pride.

9,3/10 :)

Its been a while since I saw a movie that left my guts so unsettled. I have seen several graphic movies about rape, terrorism, cruelty, hatred. Some of them have managed to touch my soul and move me to tears. But none of them prepared me for this movie. The only movie that probably came close to making me feel so horrible was Chandi Bar. This movie will leave you with a lot of anger and hatred.

We have seen the horror of gun possession with minors in movies like Elephant and American History X. But this movie goes beyond irresponsible and erratic use of a gun. This movie projects basic human feelings and the results of mob mentality and repressiveness anger. Most viewers can relate to this movie because they have all experienced school violence, either first hand or otherwise.

About the movie itself, the direction, cinematography and acting are all A-grade. You always feel at the center of each and every scene. This is what the movie does best. It involves you. And when you are done watching it, it will make you think about it and discuss it. It'll make you think of what's wrong with our education system and what can be done to prevent something like this from happening.

It kinda falls into the category of movies which make you lose faith in humanity. Don't get me wrong. We are capable of kindness too. But it is equally true that we humans can be very cruel and we should not ignore this facet of our basic instinct. There are many interventions that could've prevented the ending that the movie projected. But the reason the movie hit me so hard is coz' of the way it ended.

I would definitely recommend this movie to all those movie buffs who aren't afraid of watching movies with serious subjects. Stay away from it immediately before sleep time. This film will leave you so unsettled; you may not be able to sleep for next couple of hours.

As for me, I wonder if I'll ever gather my guts to see this great film again.