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Russell Crowe, Ольга Куриленко, Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yılmaz, Jai Courtney, Steve Bastoni, Isabel Lucas, Salih Kalyon, Megan Gale, Ryan Corr, James Fraser (mehr)Streaming (4)
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1919. Für Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe) ist der1. Weltkrieg noch nicht vorüber: Seine drei Söhne sindseit der Schlacht von Gallipoli verschollen. Um mehrüber ihr Schicksal zu erfahren, macht der australischeFarmer sich auf die beschwerliche Reise nach Istanbul.Die türkischen Behörden zeigen zwar wenig Interessedaran, den Kriegsgegner zu unterstützen, Hilfe erhältConnor jedoch von der bildschönen HotelbesitzerinAyshe (Olga Kurylenko). Dennoch warten zahlreicheRückschläge auf den Australier. Doch Connor gibtallen Widerständen zum Trotz nicht auf.In seiner ersten Regiearbeit vereint Russell CroweAction, Romantik und große Gefühle zu einer großartigenWelt und Zeit umspannenden Geschichte.Und auch in der Rolle des Connor spielt der vielfachpreisgekrönte Crowe („Gladiator", „Les Misérables")eine der intensivsten, vielschichtigsten Rollen seineran Paraderollen reichen Laufbahn. (Universal Pictures Germany)
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Russell Crowe delves into making his own film, which revolves around Australian wartime history and the battle in Turkey, which ended tragically for the Australian side. Crowe is a good actor and manages to carry the whole film quite well, but here he's not trying to stand out, even though he succeeds. The film is sometimes overly sentimental and plays it safe too much, but I got through it without much trouble.
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This is a very mixed film for me. Considering it’s a directorial debut, Russell Crowe’s first attempt, it’s quite impressive (other rookie directors would envy this, right?). However, the almost fairy-tale quality with a forced emotional ending (which, undeniably, worked perfectly, my emotions were touched) slightly brings the film down in my eyes. In terms of visual presentation, I have no complaints. The perfect exteriors complemented by flawless camera work were a success. Crowe acted well, though he overacted a bit at times, but it was bearable. The character of the Turkish major was particularly striking, bringing a refreshing element to the film. The idea of searching for lost sons might sound great on paper, but the execution was lacking. The ending, where Crowe, as a father, dreams of the place where his last son is now, then sets out and simply finds him, all seems a bit too fantastical. But I’ll overlook this and still give it four stars, though I might lower it over time. 70%.
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