Free Radicals

Released Aug 10, 2003

2h 0m

Drama

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63%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

61%

500+ Ratings

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Residents of a small Austrian town are touched by the death of a young woman (Kathrin Resetarits) whose presence remains long after her funeral.

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Tom Dawson

BBC.com

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2004

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John Anderson

Newsday

I have seen Barbara Albert's Free Radicals three times now and could surely watch it 10 times more, finding something else on each visit to salve the soul.

Rated: 4/4

Jul 23, 2004

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Brims with energy, carefully drawn characters and fine acting, and sad-eyed Deborah Ten Brink, as Manu's daughter, is a scene-stealer.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 23, 2004

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

A complex, moving examination of the human condition.

Aug 8, 2004

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

The parallel stories don't always dovetail with each other smoothly, but the acting is strong and the atmosphere is powerful.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 29, 2004

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

Albert leaves viewers with the intriguing notion that we're as much at the mercy of measurable physical forces as we are of the irrational.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 23, 2004

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Good depiction of modern life.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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simon d

A good film but pretty much without a plot; it has more of a theme of finding love in hard times. An odd film in many ways but none more so than the choice of English title, the German title Boese Zellen means bad cells, which does make sense at the point in the movie that it is used. Perhaps the filmmakers just used Google translate which, for some reason, gives Free Radicals as the English translation. I know one of the blokes in this film, which was nice.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

this is a pic that asks for repeat viewing

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

I don't understand how any critic could watch this and give it a fresh rating. The critics seem to agree that it is depressing but that would require me to have some feeling towards the characters. I rather watch free willy three times in a row than get through this one all the way.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

An awesome, awesome movie. Intelligent, touching, bold. A veritable slice of (many) lives.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

not what i expected. the acting was acceptable, but the storyline left something to be desired.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Barbara Albert

Director

Kathrin Resetarits

Manu

Ursula Strauss

Andrea, Manu's best friend

Georg Friedrich

Andreas, Manu's husband

Marion Mitterhammer

Gerlinde, Manu's sister

Martin Brambach

Reini, Manu's brother

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Synopsis

Residents of a small Austrian town are touched by the death of a young woman (Kathrin Resetarits) whose presence remains long after her funeral.

Director: Barbara Albert
Screenwriter: Barbara Albert
Distributor: Polyfilm Verleih GmbH
Production Co: Coop99
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 10, 2003, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 2012
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4K
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR

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