Je suis Karl

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Je suis Karl

2021

2h 6m

Drama

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6 Reviews

44%

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Following a terrorist attack, survivor Maxi joins the beguiling student Karl and becomes part of a European youth movement – one that aims for nothing less than seizing power.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

The director, Christian Schwochow, sets up a gut-punch that doesn't land. Big swings don't count for much when basics of plausibility and structure are so muddled.

Sep 28, 2021

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

Not quite right.

Mar 10, 2021

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

Je Suis Karl can be excruciatingly on the nose... It is also more than a little awkward that a drama decrying racism barely bothers to have any non-white characters.

Mar 5, 2021

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Je Suis Karl was not the movie I saw advertised. It’s so far out of balance, and its message is particularly muddled.

Rated: 3/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Throws us in a dark, infinite tunnel.

Sep 14, 2022

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

While the intention behind this German-Czech thriller may be admirable, too much of it focuses on the wrong story and the wrong characters.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 28, 2021

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Synopsis

Following a terrorist attack, survivor Maxi joins the beguiling student Karl and becomes part of a European youth movement – one that aims for nothing less than seizing power.

Director: Christian Schwochow
Producer: Christophe Friedel, Claudia Steffen
Screenwriter: Thomas Wendrich
Production Co: Pandora Filmproduktion, WDR
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Runtime: 2h 6m

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