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Ghetto

2006·Movie
1h 50min

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High energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.

Energy

Tense

  • Tension8
  • Violence6
  • Adrenaline5

Heart

Deeply moving and profoundly sad

  • Pathos9
  • Melancholy9
  • Family Dynamics6

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay3
  • Dark Humor1
  • Situational Comedy0

World

History, war, and the mind

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion9
  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Ambiguity6

Craft

Standout direction, performances, and characters

  • Direction8
  • Acting8
  • Character Depth8

Style

Standout cinematography

  • Cinematography8
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition7

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About

In 1942, in Vilna, the Nazi annihilate 55,000 Jews and squeeze the 15,000 survivors in a seven blocks ghetto. The twenty-two year old sadistic commander Kittel is assigned to administrate the ghetto in the capital of Lithuania, becoming the master of life or death. When he finds the gorgeous Hayyah sneaking with one kilo of beam stolen from the German army, he sentences her to death; but when he is informed that she was a former successful singer, he decides to activate the old theater and promote shows in the ghetto. The Jew Chief of Police Gens uses the theater and a sewing factory to save as much lives as he can; in his ambiguous position, he kills Jews to save lives of others.
Holocaust DramaWar CrimesMoral DilemmasSurvival StoryHistorical TragedyPsychological DepthGhetto LifeResistanceHeavy ThemesAmbiguous Morality

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Is Ghetto worth watching?

67
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Ghetto rated?

ViolenceDisturbing imagery

Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.

How long is Ghetto?

1 h 50 min

Ghetto runs 1 h 50 min.

What language is Ghetto in?

GermanEnglish

It was made in German, with some English. Produced in Germany, Lithuania.