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Carlos

2010 · 339 min

A sprawling, globe-trotting plunge into revolutionary vanity and violence, coolly observed and exhausting in its long, restless sweep.

Tagline
The man who hijacked the world
Overview
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • crime
  • violence
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, history
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
Written by
Olivier Assayas, Daniel LeConte, Dan Franck
Starring
Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora Waldstätten, Talal Jurdi, Christoph Bach, Julia Hummer, Ahmad Kaabour, Fadi Abi Samra
Cinematography
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Runtime
339 min
Country
Germany, France
Languages
French, German, English, Spanish, Arabic, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian

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