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They Called Him Amigo

1959 · 63 min

A sober, earnest wartime drama that follows small acts of kindness into grave consequences, watching childhood innocence collide with cruelty.

Directed by
Heiner Carow
Genres
Drama
Overview
A refugee from a Nazi concentration camp is discovered by some boys in WWII Berlin. They provide him with food and help him to continue his flight. Later one of the boys, the son of a communist, is charged with theft, arrested and sent to a concentration camp.

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Directed by
Heiner Carow
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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