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War

2002 · 120 min

A grim, matter-of-fact plunge into war's cruelty that leaves you unsettled and quietly devastated long after it ends.

Genres
War, Drama
Overview
During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Survival, war, isolation, betrayal
Content
Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    war, drama
    Directed by
    Aleksei Balabanov
    Written by
    Aleksei Balabanov
    Starring
    Aleksey Chadov, Ian Kelly, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Yuri Stepanov, Evklid Kyurdzidis, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Irina Sokolova
    Cinematography
    Sergey Astakhov
    Runtime
    120 min
    Country
    Russia
    Languages
    Chechen, English, Russian

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