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Hranice

2006·Movie
61
DecentGoodWatch score

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High energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.

Energy

Nerve-racking

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension9
  • Violence5
  • Adrenaline4

Heart

Moving and melancholic

  • Pathos8
  • Melancholy7
  • Catharsis3

Humor

Serious throughout

  • Wit & Wordplay2
  • Dark Humor2
  • Situational Comedy0

World

History, politics, and society

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Dialogue Centrality6
  • Ambiguity6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Sound Centrality7
  • Editing6

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About

Story of a man who, at the end of the 1940s, attempted to cross the Czechoslovak border illegally like many others to escape the communist regime and became a victim of the historically documented game of the security forces of the totalitarian regime, the so-called Kameny action. The project of the Miroslav Ondříček Film Academy in Písek is the debut of screenwriter and director Martin Kopp.
Historical DramaCold War ThrillerTotalitarian RegimeBorder CrossingCzech CinemaBleak & TenseSocial CommentaryPolitical PersecutionSurvival Story

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Is Hranice worth watching?

61
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6.3). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Hranice rated?

ViolenceDisturbing imagery

Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.

What language is Hranice in?

Czech

It was made in Czech. Produced in Czechia.