ian-39125
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Brilliantly done. Kept me in suspense from go to whoa. Captures an era and political climate convincingly.
A family wants to flee to the free west but they have to risk everything to do it.
Perhaps it could have set up the need to escape to the west in more detail but the tension between control and suspicion is palpable.
The acting felt real, the story was engaging and the camera work was great.
It's hard to believe the socialists would shoot you for trying to leave but then again, authoritarianism just can't help itself. The idea of the Berlin Wall ever coming down seemed so far fetched then and this is a great insight into bravery of those who tried to cross it.
A family wants to flee to the free west but they have to risk everything to do it.
Perhaps it could have set up the need to escape to the west in more detail but the tension between control and suspicion is palpable.
The acting felt real, the story was engaging and the camera work was great.
It's hard to believe the socialists would shoot you for trying to leave but then again, authoritarianism just can't help itself. The idea of the Berlin Wall ever coming down seemed so far fetched then and this is a great insight into bravery of those who tried to cross it.
Beautifully photographed but ultimately unsatisfying. It might be too sophisticated for the likes of me but it just feels like it has at it's heart a less than hopeful premise and it does a good job of proving it. I think of my Polish friend telling me 'hope is fools mother' and this (Polish-made) film will forever be linked to that notion in my mind.
Whoever did the trailer deserves a medal because the trailer is way more interesting and compelling than the film itself. It's bleak. We live in bleak times. Perhaps it's a metaphor to us all to wake the f' up? I hope so. It's genius if it succeeds but I suspect it's all too subtle. But hey, what do I know? I'm too busy staring at that light at the end of a tunnel...
Whoever did the trailer deserves a medal because the trailer is way more interesting and compelling than the film itself. It's bleak. We live in bleak times. Perhaps it's a metaphor to us all to wake the f' up? I hope so. It's genius if it succeeds but I suspect it's all too subtle. But hey, what do I know? I'm too busy staring at that light at the end of a tunnel...
I found this a touching story despite the salacious history around it. The lead actress is convincing and evokes sympathy for her plight despite the fast way her life choices happen early on.
I don't think the way the film repeats early events with more info works as well as it should. It's a little disorientating to me.
Don't watch it for the cheap thrills - it's not that kind of a movie. It's a coming of age tale with a dose of parenting issues to season it. A serving of capitalism's exploitation of the vulnerable rounds off the issues covered.
It's not Boogie Nights: it feels a little undercooked in comparison. But it is a hopeful picture in comparison.
I don't think the way the film repeats early events with more info works as well as it should. It's a little disorientating to me.
Don't watch it for the cheap thrills - it's not that kind of a movie. It's a coming of age tale with a dose of parenting issues to season it. A serving of capitalism's exploitation of the vulnerable rounds off the issues covered.
It's not Boogie Nights: it feels a little undercooked in comparison. But it is a hopeful picture in comparison.
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