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To Be Unwanted

1977·Movie
1h 31min
66
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A , crime movie: , but never scary, .

Good for friends night · binge-friendly · thought-provoking

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Valdemārs 'Voldis' Viters is released after seven years in prison. He is 46 years old and has no family or job. Some of his old friends have abandoned the life of crime, and policeman Leo Aleksandrs, as well as the beautiful taxi driver Irēna, try to persuade Voldis to forget the past and move on. But when the crime boss Teksis proposes a plan to rob a jewelry store, Voldis agrees, thinking this will be his last crime before starting a new life.
Post-Prison DramaPsychological Character StudyExistential CrisisCrime & ConsequencesMelancholicSocial RealismSlow BurnGrittyRedundancy ThemePhilosophical

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Is To Be Unwanted worth watching?

66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 6.7).

Is To Be Unwanted plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

Will I feel good after watching To Be Unwanted?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is To Be Unwanted in English?

Latvian

No, it was made in Latvian.