Movie

The Last Word

1973 · 118 min

A harrowing yet defiant chamber piece that finds flickers of warmth and solidarity inside a grim political prison.

Overview: The seven women inmates in Poslednata Duma are imprisoned because they have been associated with partisans opposing the fascist puppet government of the German Nazis. Each of them has the power to save herself if she will betray the others, and each bravely refuses to do so, even though it means they all will die. Despite their grim situation, and the atrocities perpetuated on them as political prisoners, they manage to laugh, and even celebrate a festival.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, betrayal, loyalty, war
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
betrayal
loyalty
war
violence
Places: prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none