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In Tranzit

2008 · 113 min

A somber, slow-burning wartime drama that weighs revenge against mercy, with a fragile romance blooming amid harsh, snowbound confinement.

Directed by
Tom Roberts
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Vera Farmiga, Thomas Kretschmann, John Malkovich
Tagline
From her greatest enemy came her greatest love.
Overview
Nazi POWs suspected of heinous acts are locked up in a Soviet women's prison run by vengeful female guards. To weed out the guilty, the innocent must pay. Can supposed enemies turn into great loves? Based on a true post-World War II story, this drama stars Thomas Kretschmann, John Malkovich and Vera Farmiga in a bitter game of cat and mouse and a battle between hate and humanity, mercy and revenge.

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Directed by
Tom Roberts
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Vera Farmiga, Thomas Kretschmann, John Malkovich
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • revenge
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • prison
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Tom Roberts
Written by
Nataliya Portnova, Simon van der Borgh
Starring
Vera Farmiga, Thomas Kretschmann, John Malkovich, Daniel Brühl, Natalie Press, Patrick Kennedy, John Lynch, Phillip Azarov
Cinematography
Sergey Astakhov
Runtime
113 min
Country
Russia, United Kingdom
Languages
Russian, English

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