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Weekend in Hell

1987 · 92 min

A grim, slow-burning WWII escape drama that feels tense and earnest, with a stark, wintry atmosphere.

Overview
Two POWs - Russian and Lithuanian - are trying to escape a German Camp during WWII.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • freedom
  • isolation
  • friendship
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war, adventure
Directed by
Avtandil Kvirikashvili, Almantas Grikevičius, Vytautas Žalakevičius
Written by
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Starring
Vladimir Bogin, Vidas Petkevičius, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Juozas Budraitis, Vytautas Paukste, Uldis Vazdiks, Algirdas Paulavicius, Saulius Balandis
Music
Juozas Širvinskas
Cinematography
Donatas Peciura
Runtime
92 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Lithuanian, German, Polish

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