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Fate of a Man

1959 · 103 min

A harrowing yet tender journey through profound loss, anchored by quiet resilience and a glimmer of hope.

Overview
The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a prisoner, and his only son was killed in action only a few days before the victory...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • grief
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • military
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Sergei Bondarchuk
Written by
Fyodor Shakhmagonov, Yuriy Lukin
Starring
Sergei Bondarchuk, Pavel Boriskin, Zinaida Kirienko, Pavel Volkov, Yuri Averin, Konstantin Alekseev, Pavel Vinnikov, Yevgeni Teterin
Music
Venyamin Basner
Cinematography
Vladimir Monakhov
Runtime
103 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
English, French, German, Russian

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