The Front Line

The Front Line

Directed by Renato De Maria

Produced by Lucky Red, Les Films du Fleuve

2009100 min5.7 / 10

A dark, intellectually rigorous portrait of radicalized fugitives caught between ideological commitment and human isolation, grounded in the historical violence of 1970s Italian terrorism.

United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated from the real world. Their luck runs out when Susanna is captured and thrown in jail. Putting his life on the line, Sergio embarks on a radical plan... Loosely based on the memoir by Prima Linea's 'commander' Sergio Segio.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Front Line scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Front Line sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Front Line easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Front Line violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does The Front Line end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Front Line

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Same Mood as The Front Line

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Front Line, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Front Line, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Front Line, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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