Movie

Franz + Polina

2006 · 119 min

A harrowing, tender wartime romance that immerses you in the bleak brutality of occupation and the fragile hope of love against all odds.

Overview: The movie tells the story of Franz, a Waffen-SS soldier who deserts, and Polina, a Belarusian woman whose village is razed and people massacred.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: War, love, survival, trauma
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
love
survival
trauma
identity
Places: countryside
small town
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild