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For Sasha

1991 · 114 min

A slow, emotionally charged gathering where old wounds and unspoken love simmer beneath a birthday celebration, shadowed by the looming threat of war.

Directed by
Alexandre Arcady
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Overview
Israel, 1967. Sacha and Laura have been living in a kibbutz near the Syrian border for two years. They are visited by Simon, Michel and Paul, three friends from Paris who have come to celebrate Laura's twentieth birthday. Simon is obsessed by the death of the girl he loved and during the birthday evening, attempts to find someone to blame amongst his friends. Laura alone knows that the young girl died of a broken heart. She also loved Sacha.

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Directed by
Alexandre Arcady
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • war
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Alexandre Arcady
Written by
Alexandre Arcady, Antoine Lacomblez, Daniel Saint-Hamont
Starring
Sophie Marceau, Richard Berry, Fabien Orcier, Niels Dubost, Gérard Darmon, Jean-Claude de Goros, Emmanuelle Riva, Ayelet Zurer
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
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Runtime
114 min
Country
France
Languages
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