Partisan
2015 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.1 · 54% critics
In an isolated commune on the edge of a decaying city, a young boy is raised under the strict control of a powerful leader who mixes self-sufficiency with violence. As doubts grow and tensions rise, the fragile order of the group begins to unravel.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-04-29
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (112 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to dark, tense dramas about control and fractured communities, in the vein of Hellion or The Good Neighbor; Not for you if you want warmth, easy pacing, or uplifting themes.
Pros: unsettling atmosphere; strong central conflict; provocative premise | Cons: harsh subject matter; bleak tone; unsettling violence
Themes
- birthday
- chicken
- food
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award · 2015
- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2015 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2015 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2015 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Vincent Cassel
as Gregori
Nigel Barber
as Karaoke Detective
- JC
Jeremy Chabriel
as Alexander
Florence Mezzara
as Susanna
- SW
Sosina Wogayehu
as Penelope
- TS
Timothy Styles
as Gary
- KH
Katalin Hegedus
as Magdalena
- DV
Daniel Vernikovski
as Andre
- ZS
Zsofia Stavropoulos
as Bella
- KC
Kai Caster
as Alexander (uncredited)
Directed by Ariel Kleiman