Leverkusen 2019: Scala

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Ryu san / Mr. Long (2017) - Nomen est omen - 6/10 (12/08/19)

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Let's address the elephant in the room right away. Mr. Long is much too long for its own good, exaggeratedly plodding and frankly tedious throughout about two thirds of its running time. And yet, the opening twenty minutes and closing twenty minutes,...

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Köln 2019

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Leverkusen 2019: Bahnstadt Opladen

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Leverkusen 2019: Diepentalsperre

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Jai mat ze moon / The Leakers (2018) - Entertaining investigative thriller by the numbers - 7/10 (10/08/19)

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Jai mat ze moon, internationally known as The Leakers, is an entertaining mixture of a family drama and an investigative thriller. When a dangerous virus is released and threatens the entire population of South-East Asia, a pharmaceutical tycoon quickly...

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Beomjoidosi / The Outlaws (2017) - Gritty gangster gem - 9/10 (10/08/19)

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Beomjoidosi, internationally known as The Outlaws, is a dynamic, gritty and tense action thriller partially based upon real events that occured a decade before its release. The movie follows a turf war between two Chinese-Korean gangs and a mysterious...

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Hitsuji no ki / The Scythian Lamb (2017) - Smooth mixture of drama and thriller elements - 7/10 (10/08/19)

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Based upon a manga, Hitsuji no ki, which translates to Sheep Tree and is internationally known under the poetic title The Scythian Lamb, is a slow-paced and brilliantly acted mixture of a drama and a thriller. The movie deals with philosophical topics...

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Racheengel - Ein eiskalter Plan (2010) - Predictable family drama in snowy landscapes - 2/10 (08/08/19)

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Each time I give a German crime film a chance I end up regretting it because almost all of them are dull, predictable and slow-paced. Racheengel - Ein eiskalter Plan is no exception and the actual story unfolds so slowly that it's particularly hard to...

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Frankfurt 2019

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