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Eastern Cross

1991·Movie
1h 23min
66
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Striking style, no humor.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension5
  • Spectacle2
  • Violence2

Heart

Profoundly sad and moving

Much of it is about growing up.

  • Melancholy9
  • Coming of Age9
  • Pathos8

Humor

Serious throughout

  • Wit & Wordplay2
  • Cringe Humor2
  • Dark Humor1

World

History, growing up, and society

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion9
  • Ambiguity7
  • Dialogue Centrality6

Craft

Standout characters

  • Character Depth8
  • Direction7
  • Acting7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Visual Stylization7
  • Sound Centrality7

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About

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.
German NeorealismPost-Wall GermanyBleak Coming-of-AgeAtmospheric DramaSocial CommentaryHistorical SnapshotArt-House CinemaObservational Storytelling

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Is Eastern Cross worth watching?

66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 6.6). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Eastern Cross?

1 h 23 min

Eastern Cross runs 1 h 23 min.

What language is Eastern Cross in?

German

It was made in German. Produced in Germany.

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