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Swing Kids

Name: Swing Kids
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1993
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Tushka Bergen

Taste attributes: dramamusicmusic/dancemusicalhistoricalheavylinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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"In a world on the brink of war. You either march to one tune or dance to another."

Boxlist takeMoving and heavy: a music film that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 163 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazi's begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

Synopsis: TMDB