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Release Date:

July 25, 2014

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.”

Poster: B

Review: Sometimes, even if you’ve seen a similar poster design before, the end result is visually appealing enough that it transcends that which it duplicates. This is a perfect example of that.

Trailer: B

Review: Apart from the fun accents, something one should never rate a trailer on, the thrilling plot does seem engaging and there’s enough suggestion of intrigue that it could be one of those films that turns out better than it looks. It could also turn out much worse than it looks.

Oscar Prospects:

There will most definitely be talk of Phillip Seymour Hoffman getting a posthumous Oscar nod for this and he’s more likely to score here than in his other two 2014 efforts. The film seems to be an otherwise traditional thriller, which doesn’t fare well with the Academy.

Revisions:

(July 20, 2014) Original