Film2017118 min

The Captain

Name: The Captain
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2017
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Alexander Fehling, Britta Hammelstein

Taste attributes: dramahistorywarthrillerhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Follow the leader"

Boxlist takeA heavy war film that is stirring, layered and grounded. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 280 votes

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.

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