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The Price of a Town

1970 · 79 min

A somber, slow-burning wartime tragedy that weighs the quiet courage and helplessness of ordinary townsfolk under occupation.

Overview
The film takes place in a small town where the Germans are getting ready to retreat near the end of the war. But a carload of Russian prisoners get people to feed them, then the prisoners overcome their guards and escape. The town people try to save them from the Germans but do not succeed.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • morality
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
war
Directed by
Ljubiša Georgievski
Written by
Simon Drakul
Starring
Iurie Darie, Silvia Bădescu, Dragomir Felba, Dragi Kostovski, Petar Stojkovski, Aco Stefanovski, Aco Jovanovski, Josif Josifovski
Runtime
79 min
Country
Yugoslavia
Languages
Macedonian

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