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The Indomitable

2021 · 99 min

A sober, talk-driven history lesson carried by spirited elderly women recalling old battles, informative and quietly rousing but visually static.

Directed by
Torsten Körner
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Carola von Braun-Stütze, Christa Nickels, Herta Däubler-Gmelin
Overview
For a long time, the Bonn Republic was a smoke-filled place with heavy leather armchairs occupied by old men. Women were largely excluded from the “men’s sport” of politics. In *THE UNYIELDING*, the leading female politicians of that era now recount how they fought for a voice and power in the face of all opposition—throughout, and indeed especially during, the major crises and debates of the Bonn Republic. “Women, if we do nothing today, we will live tomorrow as we did the day before yesterday.” Annemirl Bauer, 1988

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Directed by
Torsten Körner
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Carola von Braun-Stütze, Christa Nickels, Herta Däubler-Gmelin
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • gender
  • power
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism10
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Torsten Körner
Written by
Torsten Körner
Starring
Carola von Braun-Stütze, Christa Nickels, Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Renate Faerber-Husemann, Elisabeth Haines, Renate Hellwig, Marie-Elisabeth Klee, Ursula Männle
Cinematography
Johannes Imdahl, Claire Jahn
Runtime
99 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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