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The Counterfeiters

Movie · 2007 · 95 min

A grim, claustrophobic moral pressure cooker where survival and complicity blur, leaving a quiet, bitter aftertaste.

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2007 film by Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Year
2007
Runtime
95 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • morality
  • guilt
  • war
  • identity
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, crime, historical
Directed by
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Written by
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Starring
August Diehl, Karl Markovics, Marie Bäumer, Tilo Prückner, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Andreas Schmidt, Devid Striesow, August Zirner
Music
Marius Ruhland
Cinematography
Benedict Neuenfels
Runtime
95 min
Country
Austria, Germany
Languages
German, English, Russian, Hebrew

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