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The Border Crossing

1978 · 78 min

A tense, somber flight through harsh terrain, weighted by fear and moral unease.

Overview
Shortly after Chile's 1973 military coup, three men are fleeing across the Andes to Argentina. They witness the murder of a farmer by Chilean police and end up at the home of the farmer's heavily pregnant wife.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • guilt
  • violence
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Orlando Lübbert
Written by
Orlando Lübbert
Starring
Adelaida Arias, Óscar Castro, Hugo Medina, Aníbal Reyna, Dimitar Keranov, Jürgen Graf, Siegfried Bartschat
Runtime
78 min
Country
East Germany
Languages
German

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