In this affecting drama, Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson play a grieving husband and wife who embark on dangerous acts of resistance.
A well-made Euro pudding, Alone In Berlin, like The Book Thief, can’t find the depths, darkness or daring to stand out.
Stories about heroism don’t come any more understated.
The stars invest the characters with a quiet dignity but a melodramatic final scene seems out of place in this otherwise low-key film.
Vincent Perez’s film about subversion in wartime Berlin fails to be lifted by Brendan Gleeson’s stoic protagonist.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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