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Fallen Heroes

2008 · 102 min Crime Drama
4.4 / 10 · TMDB

Forty year-old Bruno Ledeux, seen sitting across from the doctor, gives the impression of a man who is no longer young but not yet old.Condemned to remain nothing more than a son, he begins his downward slide, as if a fog had shut him in a cage from which there is no escape. Bruno can never have children .He says nothing about this diagnosis to Anne, his beloved wife. Nor does he tell her about a large debt he has taken out. It is as if Bruno were a man without any qualities or talents. A mediocre man who has lost all pride. Though now everything appears hazy in his memory. Like a river that flows peacefully, showing no signs of the hidden currents at work below. But at times those currents can return to the surface. Without warning.

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Original Title Nessuna qualità agli eroi
Year 2008
Country Italy, Switzerland
Genre Crime, Drama
Director Paolo Franchi
Runtime 102 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.4/10 (12 votes)

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The film constructs a slow, inexorable descent into midlife existential crisis, relying on quiet yet oppressive cinematography and restrained performances. Every frame contributes to the feeling of a trap with no escape.

What lingers after viewing is not a standard crime thriller, but a viscous study of masculinity, debt, and the disintegration of a personality under the weight of silence. A profoundly melancholic, yet honest experience. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Paolo Franchi

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Alone, late at night, to fully immerse in its oppressive atmosphere.

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