Yuma
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Piotr MularukMusik:
Jan P. MuchowBesetzung:
Jakub Gierszal, Jakub Kamienski, Krzysztof Skonieczny, Katarzyna Figura, Helena Sujecka, Karolina Chapko, Tomasz Kot, Tomasz Schuchardt (mehr)Inhalte(1)
It’s the beginning of the 1990s but the situation along the Polish-German border hasn’t much changed since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Twenty-year-old Zyga (the talented Jakub Gierszał) is tired of looking at the latest fashions and Western conveniences in glossy magazines. He and his friends decide to brighten up life in their sleepy, gray town by bettering themselves and their fellow citizens. Overflowing with goods, West German stores are just a tad too tempting for the young men. Piotr Mularuk’s impressive, action-packed drama drew inspiration from the situation (and the Polish news headlines that accompanied it) that unfolded on the Polish-German border following the breakup of the Soviet bloc. The debuting director adroitly weaves Western motifs into the film, referencing, among others, Delmer Daves’ renowned 1957 movie 3:10 to Yuma, which Zyga dreamily watches in the half-empty local theater. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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At a time when I was still a babe in the woods, a bunch of Poles (and I believe not just Poles) were cruising the Eastern block of Germany with a Polish Fiat 126 and looting shops in the local towns in such a way that no German had a clue about it until they had an inventory at the end of the year and figured out they were missing dozens of soap, washing powder or sponges. I had no idea, so the movie Yuma was quite shocking. The Poles again realistically shot a story showing what was happening at the beginning of the nineties and they call it what it is. The film is very interesting and the most interesting is that they do not lack self-criticism. And I liked that a lot.
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The 1990s of wild post-communism in Central European countries naturally represents an attractive substance that filmmakers want to adapt into film. This film is accompanied by the overused and exploited sentence "Based on true events." I believe that most of what is depicted somehow took place, but not forcibly squeezed into one place and all at the same time. Poverty, prostitution, penetration of organized crime from the post-Soviet space, debauchery, and corruption are dosed in such quantities that it is obvious how the creators gradually lost their sense of balance and credibility. At first, I considered giving it 4 stars, but as time went by, my dissatisfaction grew, and the last fifteen minutes clearly sank the film for me. It's a shame because otherwise, it was a charming and promising work. Overall impression: 40%.
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Germany, the promised land. A fairly believable film about how a group of four young people managed to turn a pleasant diversion into a very dangerous business, by crossing from their Polish border area into neighboring Germany to steal some things to improve their lives. It's pretty clear that it's quite dangerous and that it won't end well. Because one’s appetite grows when eating well. The film features very well-portrayed characters that are more than tolerable - realistic but not exaggerated - enhanced by the gradual pace and excellently chosen music. Although I didn't believe in the film, I was really pleased with it.
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