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Joy Division

2006 · 105 min

A bleak, slow-burning spy tragedy that lingers on trauma and moral compromise, leaving a heavy, somber aftertaste.

Directed by
Reg Traviss
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ed Stoppard, Tom Schilling, Bernadette Heerwagen
Overview
A teenage orphan fights against the Red Army at the end of WWII and in the aftermath is 'adopted' by a Commissar. Years later he is sent to London during the Cold war to work for the KGB, where he questions his life.

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Directed by
Reg Traviss
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ed Stoppard, Tom Schilling, Bernadette Heerwagen
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • war
  • trauma
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Reg Traviss
Starring
Ed Stoppard, Tom Schilling, Bernadette Heerwagen, Bernard Hill, Lea Mornar, Sean Chapman, Thomas Darchinger, Levente Törköly
Music
George Kallis
Cinematography
Bryan Loftus
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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