One-way to Moscow

One-way to Moscow

Directed by Micha Lewinsky

Produced by Langfilm, SRF

202099 min6.5 / 10

A light-hearted fish-out-of-water comedy about a dutiful cop infiltrating a bohemian theater scene during Cold War surveillance, discovering art, love, and ideological conflict.

30 years ago, Switzerland was shaken by a scandal that seems to have already been forgotten: more than 900,000 people were surveilled because of their political convictions. Against the backdrop of this "secret files scandal," Micha Lewinsky sets his film. Conscientious policeman Viktor Schuler is tasked by his superior to infiltrate the Schauspielhaus, a renowned Zurich theatre, in order to keep an eye on its leftist scene. However, Viktor finds himself quite taken with the artist's life and falls in love with the subversive actress Odile Lehmann.

Questions people ask

  • Is One-way to Moscow violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is One-way to Moscow easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does One-way to Moscow end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is One-way to Moscow scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is One-way to Moscow sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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