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I recently saw a film that reminded me of the detailed descriptions of the raids, interrogations and victims in Solzhenitsyn's ‘Gulag Archipelago’.
Whether called Stasi, KGB or DINA, all organisations used terrorist methods with the aim of eliminating any subversive element.
Day and night, civilians lived in silent fear of the sudden appearance of a secret service vehicle in their street, from which a group of masked men (all dressed alike, with serious faces and fast, well-coordinated movements) descended.
Whose turn would it be this time? It was a kind of lottery, no one was safe, not even party supporters.
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Even those who were really guilty had a clear advantage: the possibility of having an escape plan or a hiding place.
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Although the Stasi was considered one of the most efficient and moderate intelligence agencies, the fear of being arrested for thinking differently, wrongly or unjustly was ever present (as suggested here, even due to pressure from a superior looking for culprits to advance his career).
Even death was present in the form of suicides due to ostracism.The sense of terror in itself would be enough to fill a film, but why stop there when you can follow the guidelines of a good thriller?
That is precisely what this filmmaker proposes. His plot combines in a balanced way political criticism, espionage and drama, whether of a couple or friendship, resulting in a work of astronomical dimensions.
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It is delicate but raw, slow but captivating, poetic but realistic. It is not preachy, but thought-provoking.
I would especially like to single out the actor Ulrich Mühe, a veteran of German television who was already well known in his home country.
His performance is the most important, as it underpins the whole plot development. His bizarre reaction had to be believable, and the script supports this effectively.
However, it is the actor who finally manages to convey an introverted, perfectionist (and therefore terrifying) man, so dedicated to his work that he lacks a social life.
It is his powerful presence, the intensity of his gaze and the tone of his voice that really gets through to us.
Although he can barely gesticulate due to the demands of the character, he manages to convey his inner world perfectly.
I can't fail to mention the other actors either. Both Ulrich Tukur and Sebastian Koch were already familiar to me from other films of denunciation and remembrance, and I must say that they are also excellent in their performances.
This is the director's first feature film: is he a potential genius or just a stroke of inspiration?
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