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75
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75 (IMDb 6.1).
Appeal
1987·Movie
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A , drama: , but never scary, .
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
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At a meeting of the bureau, under pressure from the first secretary of the district committee of the party, the agronomist of the collective farm Boris Kholmovoy was dismissed and expelled from the party for allegedly arbitrary actions. Disagreeing with the decision of the district committee, Kholmovoy files an appeal. The secretary of the regional party committee Plotnikov, wanting to understand this complicated matter, goes to the collective farm.
Soviet BureaucracySocial RealismPolitical DramaMoral ConflictCharacter-DrivenSlow-Burn NarrativeInjustice & ResistanceHistorical ContextDialog-HeavyThought-Provoking
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Is Appeal plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Is Appeal in English?
Russian
No, it was made in Russian.