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Scorched Earth

2024-07-18 Crime 1hr 41m

Professional criminal Trojan returns to Berlin in search of a new job after a failed coup. He cannot refuse the lucrative offer of a painting theft. But the meticulously planned action soon gets out of hand and it's all about survival.

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Scorched Earth

Storyline

Professional criminal Trojan returns to Berlin in search of a new job after a failed coup. He cannot refuse the lucrative offer of a painting theft. But the meticulously planned action soon gets out of hand and it's all about survival.

  • Released
    2024-07-18
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 41m
  • Genre
    Crime, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Deutsch
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Schramm Film, WDR/Arte

Crew

Thomas Arslan
Director
Thomas Arslan
Writer
Anton Kaiser
Producer
Keywords:
grim tense matter of fact straightforward

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Cast

Mišel Matičević

Mišel Matičević
Trojan
Marie Leuenberger

Marie Leuenberger
Diana
Alexander Fehling

Alexander Fehling
Victor
Bilge Bingul

Bilge Bingul
Chris
Holger Doellmann

Holger Doellmann
Jeweller
Hannah Schutsch

Hannah Schutsch
Conservatrix
Anja Schneider

Anja Schneider
Nadja
Leonard Proxauf

Leonard Proxauf
Bob
Katrin Röver

Katrin Röver
Claire
Tamer Yiğit

Tamer Yiğit
Can
Martin Clausen

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Security
Tim Seyfi

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Luca
Marie-Lou Sellem

Marie-Lou Sellem

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Scorched Earth
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A Review by jw 8

Written by jw on 2024-07-21

**Shadowrun**! The film promotion probably needed a mention of Nouvelle Vague; and I too quickly thought of Melville's classics. But e... read more

**Shadowrun**! The film promotion probably needed a mention of Nouvelle Vague; and I too quickly thought of Melville's classics. But even if the previous film hadn't been called ‘In the Shadows’: This is Shadowrun. Without magic, metahumans, and in the Germany of 202x - but otherwise a street-level Shadowrun. A solo, a fixer, a job; a rigger, a decker, a samurai about to retire; a Schmidt¹... and the run. After the introduction of the characters - Trojan gets the longest, the others progressively shorter - the run gets underway in classic Shadowrun fashion. The sober realism is very pleasing. Even German ÖRR crime thrillers today have a slight superhero halo around the characters. Here, on the other hand, the production conveys: this is real street level, Chummer; a single shot can kill you. And that heightens the suspense. Which is necessary, because the sober, gritty, auteur film look of ‘Scorched Earth’ flattens all action film expectations. The rigger drives well, Trojan drives often, but real cars in real world physics. Weapons are used, things are hacked and faked - but only as they probably could be in real life. In terms of acting, almost everyone is fully involved and effective in their performance, intensity adapted to the focus of the respective role, good casting right down to the supporting roles. Only Bilge Bingül shows that he is not a professional actor; his performance would have worked in a comedy, here it was a little distracting. But not excessively. If you go in expecting an action film, you will be disappointed; if you expect a noir film, you will be well served. And if you can imagine the combination of Novuelle Vague and Shadowrun: this is it. I liked it a lot. For my taste, it's worth seeing and recommending, but not for the general public. <hr/> ¹German variant of the Johnson.

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A Review by jw

**Shadowrun**! The film promotion probably needed a mention of Nouvelle Vague; and I too quickly thought of Melville's classics. But even if the previous film hadn't been called ‘In the Shadows’: This is Shadowrun. Without magic, ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by jw 8

Written by jw on 2024-07-21

**Shadowrun**! The film promotion probably needed a mention of Nouvelle Vague; and I too quickly thought of Melville's classics. But even if the previous film hadn't been called ‘In the Shadows’...

read more