Most reviews refer to the story which is excellent. Nice insight into the desperation of those fleeing the GDR in the 70s and 80s.
The acting is solid. The cinematography excellent and the sets/costumes really authentic.
The plot is tense and should sort of keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
My major gripe is that the director resorts to a quite a few petty parlour tricks to keep the tension going. Standard stuff like police knocking at the door, the hero goes to a door being knocked upon and voila, they are at different doors!!
Oh, and really bad things happen. But don't worry, he wakes up and he was just dreaming. Aasrgggh.
Every clue the STASI investigate is almost solved at the very last second but just not quite in time to catch them.
Never been done before. Cheesy....
Really not necessary given the truth is so incredibly tense.
That said, pretty well made. OKish..
The acting is solid. The cinematography excellent and the sets/costumes really authentic.
The plot is tense and should sort of keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
My major gripe is that the director resorts to a quite a few petty parlour tricks to keep the tension going. Standard stuff like police knocking at the door, the hero goes to a door being knocked upon and voila, they are at different doors!!
Oh, and really bad things happen. But don't worry, he wakes up and he was just dreaming. Aasrgggh.
Every clue the STASI investigate is almost solved at the very last second but just not quite in time to catch them.
Never been done before. Cheesy....
Really not necessary given the truth is so incredibly tense.
That said, pretty well made. OKish..