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Europa Europa

Movie · 1990 · 109 min

A tense, picaresque survival story that keeps you anxious for a boy hiding in plain sight, mixing harrowing history with surprising moments of tenderness.

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1991 film by Agnieszka Holland
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Movie
Year
1990
Runtime
109 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • war
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, war, biographical, historical, coming-of-age
Directed by
Agnieszka Holland
Written by
Agnieszka Holland, Paul Hengge
Starring
Julie Delpy, André Wilms, Solomon Perel, Hanns Zischler, Marco Hofschneider, Anna Seniuk, Delphine Forest, Artur Barciś
Music
Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography
Jacek Petrycki
Runtime
109 min
Country
Poland, France, Germany
Languages
German

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