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Spring 1941

2007 · 120 min

A somber, slow-burning wartime drama that weighs love against survival, leaving a lingering sense of heartbreak and moral unease.

Directed by
Uri Barbash
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Mirosław Baka, Joseph Fiennes, Clare Higgins
Overview
After Germany invades Poland and the Nazis order the confinement of all local Jews in the ghetto, medical doctor Artur Planck (Joseph Fiennes) manages to flee with his family, seeking refuge at the farm of Emilia (Kelly Harrison), their former grocer. With the Planck family hiding in her attic, Emilia finds her feelings for the physician growing stronger than she wants, or can control -- despite the dangers of the situation.

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Directed by
Uri Barbash
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Mirosław Baka, Joseph Fiennes, Clare Higgins
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 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
  • survival
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Motti Lerner
Starring
Mirosław Baka, Joseph Fiennes, Clare Higgins, Kelly Harrison, Neve McIntosh, Katarzyna Al Abbas, Maria Pakulnis, Sinéad Matthews
Music
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Cinematography
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120 min
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English

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