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Combat Girls

2011 · 100 min

A raw, unflinching descent into hate and the fragile possibility of change, carried by a fierce lead performance and a grim, matter-of-fact gaze.

Directed by
David Wnendt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alina Levshin, Jella Haase, Sayed Ahmad
Overview
Marisa, a 20-year-old German girl, hates foreigners, Jews, cops, and everyone she finds guilty for the decline of her country. She provokes, drinks, fights and her next tattoo will be a portrait of Adolf Hitler. But Marisa's convictions begin to crumble when she meets a young Afghan refugee, and she learns that the black and white principles of her gang are not the only way.

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Directed by
David Wnendt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alina Levshin, Jella Haase, Sayed Ahmad
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • race
  • identity
  • violence
  • redemption
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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drama
Directed by
David Wnendt
Written by
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Starring
Alina Levshin, Jella Haase, Sayed Ahmad, Gerdy Zint, Lukas Steltner, Uwe Preuss, Winnie Böwe, Rosa Enskat
Music
Johannes Repka
Cinematography
Jonas Schmager
Runtime
100 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, Persian, English

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