MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

newjersian Interesting story, solid script, good actors, but the unbelievable end spoils everything. First, a man that got a huge knife into his stomach is unable to run or carry a body. Why should've director of that movie added such a foolish detail? Secondly, the story with the broken brakes doesn't hold water. When a driver starts his trip and the brakes are broken, he/she immediately mentions that. But that cliché used in many movies doesn't work in reality. The driver always has an option to move the gear to a lower speed and to activate the hand break. Thirdly, at the end of the movie there's a claim that a woman's body was found, but she couldn't be identified till these days. What, the family didn't seek neither the missing mother and wife, nor the missing car? In general, it's a good movie with some unnecessary goofs at the end. Probably the director just didn't know how to end it.

bandw This drama takes place in 1990, shortly after the demolition of the Berlin wall had begun. This was a time when a young Norwegian lawyer felt that there was a good chance of winning a lawsuit against the Norwegian Government for reparations for the children of the Nazi Lebensborn program. Begun in 1935 the goal of the Lebensborn program was to produce more Aryan children for the Third Reich, mainly by way of Nazi leaders producing plentiful offspring. The program was expanded to occupied countries whereby Nazis would mate with with local unmarried women with many, but not all, of the offspring brought back to Germany. The story unfolded in a way to keep my interest. On the one hand Katrine, the main character, is seen as the wife of a Norwegian submarine captain--part of a close, happy family. But early on she is seen on a flight out of the country where she completely transforms her appearance. At that point I was hooked to find out what her story was and I appreciated the slow reveal leading to some intensely dramatic scenes. The story is complicated enough to make it hard to describe without revealing plot details.I had never heard of the Nazi Lebensborn program and this movie shows how focusing on personal experiences can explicate history in a more attention grabbing way than reading a history book. I wish there had been more explanation of the basis for the lawsuit against the Norwegian government. A little research on the topic explains how shabbily, and even cruelly, the Lebensborn children were treated, with the assent of the Norwegian government.All the actors are in fine form--it's good to see that age is not keeping Liv Ullman off the screen.

qariq For several years I was in the Army, stationed in West Germany. I worked for a time in Counter-Intelligence. We looked for and caught spies. Many spies had very compelling stories and most of them were patriots, in their way. But they were spies. They preyed on human weakness and betrayed human trust. That's the nature of the spy business.I liked this movie. All the reviews speak of the wonderful scenery, acting and cinematography. All good stuff. But forgive me if I find Vera less than sympathetic. She was a loyal East German who fooled a family, participated in the killing of an innocent girl, and betrayed her new home country. She wasn't "Lebensborn" but took advantage of them to benefit her old home country.Vera died. Too bad, perhaps. But her family lived and had to live with her story. Any sympathy should lie with them, not her.

poetcomic1 I expected a 'small' film, very Scandinavian and moody about not much of anything. Instead, one of the most intriguing and suspenseful espionage stories ever AND based on a true case! Beautifully scripted, crisply directed and Liv Ullmann deftly underplaying her role steals every scene she is in! The spycraft is top-rate and believable and the human elements, above all, make this endlessly fascinating. I am not easy to please when it comes to Cold War thrillers.The central character is endlessly fascinating to think about. The way she lives a lie and yet really and truly loves and has a family. Seldom does a movie keep me thinking long afterwards as this did.