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Hurricane

2018 · 107 min

A grounded, earnest war drama that mixes aerial tension with the quiet ache of exile and camaraderie.

Tagline
In foreign skies they fought for their country
Overview
Polish pilots overcome prejudice to fight against the Luftwaffe with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in the hope of protecting both Great Britain and their own Poland from the German advance.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • identity
  • grief
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
war, drama, action
Directed by
David Blair
Written by
Robert Ryan, Alastair Galbraith
Starring
Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini, Marcin Dorociński, Kryštof Hádek, Nicholas Farrell, Teresa Mahoney, Sam Hoare
Music
Laura Rossi
Cinematography
Piotr Śliskowski
Runtime
107 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Polish, German

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