Free Radicals

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Free Radicals

2003

2h 0m

Drama

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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.

John Anderson

Newsday

07/23/2004

4/4

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.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

07/23/2004

3/4

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

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

07/23/2004

3/4

Deftly intercutting between several tenuously-connected lives, Barbara Albert's astringent drama is transformed by bright flashes of compassion.

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

08/08/2004

A complex, moving examination of the human condition.

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

07/29/2004

3/4

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

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

07/23/2004

3.5/5

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.

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01/16/2018

Good depiction of modern life.

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11/02/2013

this is a pic that asks for repeat viewing

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06/20/2011

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.

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07/06/2009

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

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06/03/2008

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

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02/05/2008

Interesting and unique film guided by the inspired and skillful direction of Barbara Albert. Despite the beauty of the film and the complex and well developed characters, I couldn't help but feel depressed at the end of the movie. Death is such a heavy and mysterious subject matter--that few if any of us can really understand or cope with. I know some much was going on throughout the movie that connecting all the dots will take multiple viewings. Either way, I suppose that the bottom line is: in death and tragedy one can still find beauty.

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Gerlinde, Manu's sister

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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
Producer: Antonin Svoboda, Martin Gschlacht
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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