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6.0/10
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How far one is willing to go for the sake of one's political commitment.How far one is willing to go for the sake of one's political commitment.How far one is willing to go for the sake of one's political commitment.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
Christopher Hans
- Rolf
- (as Christopher Kjell Hans)
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Artistic results usually remain without risk when the state interferes. German films are often funded by federal agencies, so I don't expect any revolutionary ideas, but rather a kind of soft rinse format. This film has exactly that, no really convincing story, on the contrary, everything is actually lost in a dichotomy of good and evil, which doesn't really work either. Of course, you can't just imply leftist groups are the good guys, but if I already have the group of neo-fascists, who you really can't leave a good hair on, then I need more knowledge about the motives of leftist cells that take action against them. Spoiled female law students, whose middle-class parents go hunting, and who want to move out of this cocoon of security, remain just a mere cliché, if I don't add anything personal. And the director has not succeeded in doing that with any of her characters. Actually, the theme is thus missed and the characters all remain indifferent.
This movie shows the different ways of defending and idea. We know violence is bad but is it ok to use it for the greater good? I personally don't think so but this film makes you think.
Some things are never gonna change, politics is personal.
It's better to have a belief than have none at all.
Some things are never gonna change, politics is personal.
It's better to have a belief than have none at all.
Was intrigued through the start but then it just went on and on and nothing really happened. I could not get what emotions they wanted the leftists portray with most shots showing them on the wrong side with childish and immature acts. It made it seem like the right wing is non-violent and the leftists are violent lot. Ignore this borefest. Watch something else.
Never have I seen a film come so close to making a point and then miss the mark entirely. The acting is fantastic, especially by lead Emde, the cinematography is striking, and the editing is well done. But the script reads like a first year's essay on Free Speech and Fascism that didn't bother to do any real research. For a much better version of this film, check out "The East."
The leftists are routinely portrayed as idealistics and somewhat naives. The director, despite her own experience, does not avoid this portrait, although it focuses on the well-known friction between fighting with the same weapons as the enemy, about turning into a wolf to face the wolf. "If it had been done in 1930, Nazism would not have existed." That is a good justification. But showing left-wing extremists as immature and naive makes the debate too simplistic.
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Luisa's father (Michael Wittenborn) says "those under 30 and not on the left, have no heart. Those over 30 and still on the left, have no brain." it's a direct reference to the 2004 movie The Edukators (2004). This quote originated in France in the 19th century.
- ConnectionsReferences The Edukators (2004)
- SoundtracksWenn die Nacht am tiefsten ist, ist der Tag am nächsten
Written by Captain Gips, Johnny Mauser, Marie Curry, Ralph Möbius, Ralph Steitz and Spion Y
Performed by Neonschwarz
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $302,101
- Runtime
- 1h 51m(111 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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