Movie

The Captain

2018 · 118 min

A chilling, black-and-white descent into mob cruelty, watching a nobody become a monster with unsettling ease.

Tagline: Follow the leader
Overview: Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of a Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and satirical. Measured and demanding.
About: Power, corruption, identity, violence
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
identity
violence
morality
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild