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Where have you been, Odysseus?

1978 · 213 min

A patient, talky espionage drama where quiet conversations carry more danger than gunfire, rewarding close attention.

Overview
A story of a Soviet spy working in France during WWII.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • deception
  • war
  • identity
  • conspiracy
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, war
Directed by
Timur Zoloyev
Written by
Aleksey Azarov
Starring
Donatas Banionis, Anatoliy Romashin, Aleksandr Lazarev, Lev Perfilov, Irina Tereshchenko, Georgiy Drozd, Karlis Sebris, Viktor Malyarevych
Runtime
213 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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