Movie

The Chosen

2016 · 111 min

A hushed, brooding historical thriller that coils slowly around duty and doubt, feeling more like a cold procedural than a fiery drama.

Tagline: Orders are not to be questioned. Orders are to be executed.
Overview: Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, obsession, betrayal, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: politics
obsession
betrayal
power
identity
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild