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Partisan

Partisan

Thriller · Drama · 2015

On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the children how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, work as a community - and how to kill. With the birth of a new baby brother weighing on his mind, Alexander begins to question Gregori’s overpowering influence on the children and their training to become assassins. Threatened by his increasing unwillingness to fall in line, Gregori’s behavior turns erratic and adversarial toward the child he once considered a son. With the two set dangerously at odds and the commune’s way of life disintegrating, the residents fear a violent resolution is at hand.

Movie details

Partisan

“Protect the ones you love”

2015 Thriller · Drama 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

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6.1 / 10

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On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the children how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, work as a community - and how to kill. With the birth of a new baby brother weighing on his mind, Alexander begins to question Gregori’s overpowering influence on the children and their training to become assassins. Threatened by his increasing unwillingness to fall in line, Gregori’s behavior turns erratic and adversarial toward the child he once considered a son. With the two set dangerously at odds and the commune’s way of life disintegrating, the residents fear a violent resolution is at hand.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ariel Kleiman

Written by

Ariel Kleiman · Sarah Cyngler

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Gregori

Nigel Barber

Nigel Barber

Karaoke Detective

J

Jeremy Chabriel

Alexander

Florence Mezzara

Florence Mezzara

Susanna

S

Sosina Wogayehu

Penelope

T

Timothy Styles

Gary

K

Katalin Hegedus

Magdalena

Court is in session

Put Partisan on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.