Sparta

Ulrich Seidl has a problem. a problem with Cancel Culture. Now you gotta be cautious with using this word because according to the left discourse this term is coined by the right-winged opponents. i learned that recently when friends of mine - university activists -…

shookone

get the W, Ulrich! the purified evil isn't so purified isn't it? paedophiles or even nazis... all of this horrifying and absurd mash of flesh is still: human. and very much so.

shookone

Sparta examines a pedophile's battle with his desires and a hostile world, without passing judgments. Much more provocative and controversial than Rimini, this shows Ulrich Seidl's still sharp abilities to push boundaries and tackle humanity's dark facets. The great…

nick

A lot had been written about this film before it even had its first screening. A German news magazine had published accusations against director Ulrich Seidl. There was talk about alleged misconduct with regard to the treatment of the child actors, about families possibly…

BobaFett

Sparta follows Ewald, an Austrian living in Romania with his fiancée, whose attraction to young boys becomes untenable. Instead of seeking help or being honest with his partner, he invents an excuse—visiting his sick father—and instead opens a free judo school for boys in a…

Ellis Atkinson

Romanian Willy Wonka.

teamgal

Nach Rimini also nun „Sparta“ - im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes der Bruderfilm, handelt dieser doch vom Bruder der Hauptfigur aus Seidls letztem Film. Hatte dieser noch bei all der Tristesse zumindest einen Hauch von Leichtfüßigkeit, ist das hier selbst für Seidl-Verhältnisse…

Marco

Two Ulrich Seidl films in a span of 2 days! Sparta is part of a two-part series and it sort of continues where Rimini stopped. Rimini was mainly about the rock 'n roll lifestyle of the one brother Richie Bravo and this is about the other brother Ewald. Ewald opens up a Judo…

Hansouloh

Der Mittvierziger Ewald (Georg Friedrich) verabschiedet sich von seinem dementen Vater (Hans-Michael Rehberg in seiner letzten Rolle) und fährt nach Rumänien. Dort arbeitet er in einer Fabrik als Ingenieur und lebt bei seiner Freundin (oder lernt er sie erst kennen? Das…

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