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Enemy Lines

2020 · 92 min

A tense, snowbound war thriller that feels like a grim, straightforward mission behind enemy lines.

Directed by: Anders Banke
Genres: War, Drama
Starring: Ed Westwick, Tom Wisdom, Corey Johnson

Tagline: Courage has no border.
Overview: In the frozen, war torn landscape of occupied Poland during World War II, a crack team of allied commandos are sent on a deadly mission behind enemy lines to extract a rocket scientist from the hands of the Nazis.

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Directed by: Anders Banke
Genres: War, Drama
Starring: Ed Westwick, Tom Wisdom, Corey Johnson

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
loyalty
betrayal
power
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: war, drama
Directed by: Anders Banke
Written by: Michael Wright
Starring: Ed Westwick, Tom Wisdom, Corey Johnson, Jean-Marc Birkholz, Paweł Deląg, Vladimir Yepifantsev, Gary Grant, Scott Haining
Music: Philippe Jakko
Cinematography: Chris Maris
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: German, English, Polish, Russian

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