2000 · drama · terrorism · political
The Legend of Rita
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff1h 42m2000
Radical West German terrorist Rita Vogt abandons the revolution and settles in East Germany with a new identity provided by the secret service. She lives in constant fear of having her cover blown.
Our read: The Legend of Rita (2000) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · terrorism · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / terrorism, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- intense
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