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Poster for Chechnya

Chechnya

2004 · 95 min

A sober, tense war-zone drama that follows a journalist into danger and leaves a heavy, uneasy aftertaste.

Directed by
Leonardo Giuliano
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Gianmarco Tognazzi, Bruno Armando, Velimir Velev
Overview
The story of Radio Radicale journalist Antonio Russo

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Directed by
Leonardo Giuliano
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Gianmarco Tognazzi, Bruno Armando, Velimir Velev
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • violence
  • politics
  • media
  • death
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Leonardo Giuliano
Starring
Gianmarco Tognazzi, Bruno Armando, Velimir Velev, Desislava Tenekedjieva, Hristo Shopov, Georgi Gatzov, Anton Trendafilov, Biser Marinov
Runtime
95 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Chechen, Italian, Russian

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