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L'Elu

Original title: Chosen
  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.1K
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Harvey Keitel, Luke Mably, and Ana Ularu in L'Elu (2016)
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An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of World War II.An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of World War II.An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of World War II.

  • Director
    • Jasmin Dizdar
  • Writer
    • Gabriel De Mercur
  • Stars
    • Luke Mably
    • Ana Ularu
    • Tomasz Aleksander
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1.1K
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    • Director
      • Jasmin Dizdar
    • Writer
      • Gabriel De Mercur
    • Stars
      • Luke Mably
      • Ana Ularu
      • Tomasz Aleksander
    • 31User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Luke Mably
    Luke Mably
    • Sonson
    Ana Ularu
    Ana Ularu
    • Judith
    Tomasz Aleksander
    • Jeno
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Sonson
    Freddie Fuller
    • Zoltan
    Sam Churchill
    • Ezra
    Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy
    Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy
    • Efrahim
    • (as Luke Jerdy)
    Julian Shatkin
    Julian Shatkin
    • Max
    Diana Cavallioti
    Diana Cavallioti
    • Florence
    Nabil Massad
    • Mullah
    Radu Bânzaru
    • SS Officer
    Jordan Renzo
    Jordan Renzo
    • Robi
    Roxana Guttman
    Roxana Guttman
    • Middle Aged Woman
    Rufus Graham
    • Dr. Balthazar
    Mirela Nicolau
    Mirela Nicolau
    • Matron
    Andreea Dogaru
    • Sofia
    Cristina Gavrus
    • Anabella
    Iorestina Florea
    • Maya
    • Director
      • Jasmin Dizdar
    • Writer
      • Gabriel De Mercur
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    User reviews31

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    10pjjsinclair

    Sensational

    As an Aussie who likes historical WWII dramas it's excellent The best I've seen this year.
    10eliotj-98399

    More relevant today than ever before...

    I saw this movie with my girlfriend in LA and we both thought it was a cool WW2 movie, beautifully shot and skilfully directed with a large ensemble of actors who all delivered convincing performances. We felt deeply moved by its human story of true love in times of war and it just strikes the perfect balance between our main character's inner turmoil of emotions, against the mercilessly brutal outer world. I haven't heard of this director, but he did some great work with the performances, the action scenes and with the sound. The music in particular is just heart breaking. Do not miss the chance to see this movie on the big screen! It's more relevant today then ever before!
    7realmailkeeper

    Worth a watch despite bad reviews

    I'm a sucker for a decent ww2 film & i have watched so many, some brilliant & some so woeful, that ive just turned off the tv. This, by many viewers has been given bad reviews, maybe they expect too much from a lower budget film...this is not Hollywood. But as it goes, this film is rather good, yes it has mistakes & no famous names but the story line is good & makes you really feel for the Jews & how barbaric the Nazis were & why they needed to uprise against them, the acting is just fine to me & the wardrobe is fine aswell, the music can get a little loud in places where you don't need it tbh. I've just watched it & I've rather enjoyed it.
    5SnoopyStyle

    nothing here

    In modern times, an old man (Harvey Keitel) tells a young boy about his life during the war. It's 1943 Hungary. Sonson (Luke Mably) suffers as forced labor for the Nazis. They are hounded by the Hungarian police as the Nazis and their collaborators deport the Jews. Sonson joins a rebellion against the occupiers.

    There is a scattered narrative flow with nothing new going on in this movie. It's a mistake to show Sonson as an old man which guarantees his survival through the entire ordeal. Mably doesn't have the greatest charisma and the movie doesn't give his character much substance. No other character has any substance at all. This has no tension despite the movie trying to ramp up the melodrama with the music cues at the wrong times. At most other times, this is quietly dull without the needed tension. It's also not the highest of production value. The directing is weak. It's functional at best but not much more.
    3stephen_dines-79394

    Heroism disrespected.

    Can't remember the last time a movie left me feeling so angry. Here we had a tale of heroism during WW2, a story which deserved to be told. What we got was a rushed, ill thought out, poorly acted, badly directed mess. Let's start with the obvious; the action is set in Hungary and Poland and yet the whole thing is done in English. This lost all authenticity at the first sign of US/UK accents. Then, when impersonating a German Officer the main character loses his British accent and launches into a "Ve have vays ov making you talk" German accent. Ludicrous. Another thing, one moment we are told he is a quiet guy who keeps to himself, next minute the resistance are in his home asking for his help, then suddenly he's there in full German regalia. Where did that come from then? No explanation. The Hungarian soldiers are then treated like some kind of keystone cop characters when they had the female prisoners. Unbelievable. The actors conveyed no sense of danger or desperation or anger or determination throughout. The whole thing seemed rushed and condensed to the point where it made no sense. This could have been good and indeed should have been good. It isn't, it's woeful. Heroism disrespected.

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    • Trivia
      The first battle scene was shot in the night in a central Bucharest street, and the last battle scene was shot in an abandoned chemical factory in Bucharest, Romania.
    • Goofs
      When the rebels and Sonson, masquerading as SS soldiers, arrest the Hungarian police for abusing prisoners, the rifle one of the policemen was holding disappears between shots.
    • Quotes

      Sonson: There is something in each of us that makes us do extraordinary things, for Sonson it was his immense and eternal love for his wife Florence.

    • Soundtracks
      Sonson's love theme - Minuet in G Minor
      Written by George Frideric Handel (as Handel)

      Arranged by Wilhelm Kempff (as Kempff)

      Performed by Romain Nosbaum

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chosen
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production companies
      • Dolger Films
      • Sterling Pictures Ltd.
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    • Budget
      • £2,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,283
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,449
      • Dec 18, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,536
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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