Free Country

Free Country

Directed by Christian Alvart

Produced by Telepool, Syrreal Entertainment

2020130 min6.3 / 10

A tense, morally murky investigation into missing teenagers in post-Cold War East Germany, built on the fractured partnership of two contrasting cops and the shadow of state corruption.

Former East Germany, 1992. Patrick Stein and Markus Bach, two very different police officers, are commissioned to investigate the disappearance of two female teenagers in a remote area of the country. Did they run away from home or did something more terrible happen to them?

Questions people ask

  • Is Free Country sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Free Country scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Free Country end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Free Country easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Free Country violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Free Country

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Free Country

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Free Country, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Free Country, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Free Country, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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