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The Brutalization of Franz Blum

1974 · 104 min Drama TV Movie
5.2 / 10 · TMDB

Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. For, involved by a gang of bad boys, the young man had taken part in a bank robbery. A "heroic deed" which earned him six years in prison. Once behind bars, he was treated with ruthless inhumanity by the guards. And little by little - but inexorably - Franz turned into an insurgent...

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Original Title Die Verrohung des Franz Blum
Year 1974
Country Germany
Genre Drama, TV Movie
Director Reinhard Hauff
Runtime 104 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.2/10 (13 votes)

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The film constructs a harrowing chronicle of dehumanization, relying on a documentary-like precision and a stark, unflinching narrative style. It explores how institutional violence breeds a mirrored brutality within its victims, frame by methodical frame.

What lingers after the credits is a profound unease about the cyclical nature of oppression and the human cost of systemic cruelty. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Reinhard Hauff

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