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Generation War

TV · 2013

A harrowing, unsparing plunge into war that leaves you shaken and grieving rather than triumphant.

About
2013 German television miniseries
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Class
TV
Year
2013
Episodes
3
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • friendship
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Philipp Kadelbach
Written by
Stefan Kolditz
Starring
Tom Schilling, Volker Bruch, Katharina Schüttler, Ludwig Trepte, Miriam Stein
Music
Fabian Römer
Cinematography
David Slama
Length
3 episodes, 90 min each
Network
ZDF
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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