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Die Grenze

Country: germany

Year: 2022

Running time: 109

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11921820/reference

Michael says: “This curious German film has a decidedly low-budget, independent feel that most of the European films we get lacks. They’re usually more polished, or ‘studio’ if you will. While occasionally this face exposes some clumsiness in DIE GRENZE, it is also somewhat refreshing, and the awkward, unusual performance by lead actor, Anne Rometh, is surprisingly refreshing. Think of a darker, politically-motivated I’VE HEARD THE MERMAIDS SINGING, with Rometh’s Eva taking on Sheila McCarthy’s Polly attributes but without the sweet innocence.

“Socially awkward Eva works as a tax official before running afoul of her employees for giving megaphone-driven speeches in the park about a better tax system. When a video of Eva opposing a major mega-merger of the two largest European food companies goes viral, the more sinister aspects of major corporations activate until no one is safe. It’s part political thriller, part doomed romance, and there’s a lot of economics talk that hurt my brain a bit, especially as it was delivered in German, and I was trying to keep up with the subtitles, but like I said, in the end, the freshness, and Rometh’s bold performance kept me engaged throughout. 3 1/2 cats“
Die Grenze

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