Movie

Das Boot

1981 · 150 min

A claustrophobic, grueling descent into war's tedium and terror, leaving you exhausted and moved.

Tagline: On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.
Overview: A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
How it feels: Tense, bleak, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, war, isolation, loyalty
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
isolation
loyalty
death
Places: sea
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild