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The Statement

2003 · 120 min

A somber, slow-burning pursuit through old secrets and quiet complicity, more procedural than pulse-pounding, with a lingering chill of unpunished evil.

Directed by
Norman Jewison
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Tagline
At the end of World War II, many of those involved in war crimes were prosecuted. Some got away. Until now.
Overview
An ambitious Judge and an exacting Colonel re-open the sixty-year-old case of Pierre Brossard, an escaped Nazi collaborator accused of murdering seven Jews. Now an old man living a sheltered life within the Catholic Church, Brossard is also being trailed by mysterious hit men, determined to kill him before he's arrested.

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Directed by
Norman Jewison
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Norman Jewison
Written by
Ronald Harwood
Starring
Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, John Neville, Ciarán Hinds, Frank Finlay
Music
Normand Corbeil
Cinematography
Kevin Jewison
Runtime
120 min
Country
France, United Kingdom, Canada
Languages
French, German, English, Italian, Latin

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