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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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This.film has so much potential and fails on so many levels that it is really sad to watch. A lost effort. Two stars for occasional Olivier Assays style editing that unfortunately does not help patch up lack of motivation in characters and lack of story development.
Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."
And this film is precisely about this left-fascist antifa. It gives a good look at the violence with which these organizations operate: the training in violent sports, the beating up of people who think differently, the destruction of cars of political opponents.
In this orgy of violence, a somewhat naive law student of noble birth ends up through a girlfriend. And she gets carried away in this.
The film itself has little story or content.
And this film is precisely about this left-fascist antifa. It gives a good look at the violence with which these organizations operate: the training in violent sports, the beating up of people who think differently, the destruction of cars of political opponents.
In this orgy of violence, a somewhat naive law student of noble birth ends up through a girlfriend. And she gets carried away in this.
The film itself has little story or content.
A mediocre and overall fairly disappointing movie due to weak plot and overall message, mediocre direction, slow clunky pacing, and a very predictable cliched ending. There are some redeeming qualities though such as acting, music, production values, cinematography, and some cool (despite being thinly executed) ideas here & there. It's certainly watchable and all, but don't get too excited about this one.
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.
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.
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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