The Wall

Name: The Wall
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-08-11
Rating: 10

Short movie by Dren Zherka and Zogi

Drama39m

🍅76%

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76%

Tomatometer

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69%

Popcornmeter

10.0

TMDB

Storyline

An adaptation of the J.P. Sartre story "Le Mur". What goes on in his mind and what happens outside when he has left only few more hours left to live. The existential dilemmas of a prisoner condemned to death from a repressive regime for his participation in a resistance movement and his friendship with the leader of this resistance. When all seems lost and he has already given up the most unlikely coincidence changes the course of events and his life.

Details

DirectorDren Zherka

ReleasedAug 11, 2009

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Die Wand (The Wall) preserves its source material's thought-provoking themes -- and serves as a brilliant showcase for Martina Gedeck, whose performance carries the film.”

76% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Ethan Gilsdorf

RTBoston GlobeSep 18, 2013

Bleak and beautiful, harrowing yet inspiring, "The Wall" ("Die Wand") is a stunning tale of isolation and survival in a wild and silent world.

Drew Hunt

RTChicago ReaderSep 12, 2013

An elegant, slow-burning exercise in narrative minimalism.

Stephanie Merry

RTWashington PostAug 23, 2013

Plsler's film is quietly deliberate without ever feeling slow, thanks to a few handy assets at his disposal.

Patrick Gamble

RTCineVueFeb 26, 2019

Pölsler has created a captivating and emotionally compelling parable which harks back to an era when popular sci-fi functioned as a thoughtful and vital study of contemporary issues.