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2018 · 88 min · R

Cold War

Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski · Romance, Music, Drama

Cold War (2018) is a Romance film, directed by Paweł Pawlikowski set in Poland, Berlin, and Paris during the 1950s–1960s. It runs 88 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of obsession run throughout.

Cinematography
Łukasz Żal
Cast
Joanna KuligTomasz KotBorys SzycAgata KuleszaCédric KahnJeanne BalibarAdam WoronowiczAdam Ferency

The world of this film

Setting

Where
PolandBerlinParis
Setting
UrbanRural
When
1950s1960s

Premise & themes

Themes
Obsession
Tone
MelancholicBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Historical Fiction

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