This excellent film is about young adolescents, who painfully discover that their modest intellectual capacities do not match the high standards of today's complicated Western society.
The disappointment & frustration, fed by their failure to connect, result in political extremism. German neo-Nazism unites them in hatred, providing emotional shelter as well as a channel to demonstrate their views. Inevitably it all leads to a dead end.
'Kriegerin' (= German for 'female warrior') stands out for two reasons. First, the excellent acting of lead Alina Levshin; second, the way this film is shot.
'Kriegerin's picturing is very sober. No menu to start with, no trailer, no interviews, no deleted scenes; just the film. When on its way, we find the film's picturing done from a pretty narrow angle. Forcing you to concentrate on its action & interaction, leaving out any opportunity to enjoy a panoramic landscape or whatsoever. In this way 'Kriegerin's picturing connects with the limited views on life & society by its participants.
The disappointment & frustration, fed by their failure to connect, result in political extremism. German neo-Nazism unites them in hatred, providing emotional shelter as well as a channel to demonstrate their views. Inevitably it all leads to a dead end.
'Kriegerin' (= German for 'female warrior') stands out for two reasons. First, the excellent acting of lead Alina Levshin; second, the way this film is shot.
'Kriegerin's picturing is very sober. No menu to start with, no trailer, no interviews, no deleted scenes; just the film. When on its way, we find the film's picturing done from a pretty narrow angle. Forcing you to concentrate on its action & interaction, leaving out any opportunity to enjoy a panoramic landscape or whatsoever. In this way 'Kriegerin's picturing connects with the limited views on life & society by its participants.