France / Germany / UK,
1996, 118 min
Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffScreenplay:
Jean-Claude CarrièreCinematography:
Bruno de KeyzerComposer:
Michael NymanCast:
John Malkovich, Gottfried John, Marianne Sägebrecht, Volker Spengler, Heino Ferch, Dieter Laser, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Agnès Soral, Erick Deshors (more)Plots(1)
Abel Tiffauges has always loved children and he is as well a staunch believer in his own fate. After being taken prisoner by the Germans, he finds himself in a vast fortress at the far end of Oriental Prussia. There, he is put in charge of recruiting children he doesn't hesitate to kidnap from their families, to turn them into soldiers of the III Reich. Until the final sacrifice.... (official distributor synopsis)
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Malkovich in the leading role is excellent, and the film's subject matter is appealing. However, I can't help but feel it's not quite on the level of The Tin Drum. Volker Schlöndorff did a standard but not outstanding job. Overall impression: 75%. ()