Festival of German Film 2005

Agnes And His Brothers (Agnes und seine Brüder)

Disturbingly free of resolution, there were also huge gaps in story that may have legitimised or at least explained the characters' actions. Out of the three brothers in the film, Agnes is strangely the one with the least amount of back story.

Rating: Rating = 4

Hoopla Factor: Hoopla Factor = 4

Review by Stuart Wilson

Napola (Elite für den Führer)

The casting is excellent, with Max Riemelt and Tom Schilling particularly good, and the cinematography, although falling into the trap of using too much hand held camerawork in some scenes, manages to show the beauty of the landscape set against the awful acts being played out upon it.

Rating: Rating = 8

Hoopla Factor: Hoopla Factor = 8

Review by Mark Lavercombe

Soundless (Lautlos)

One particularly tense scene had me on the edge of my seat until its shocking denouement. Mennan Yapo certainly knows how to orchestrate a wonderful sense of foreboding, regardless of whether or not you know what's coming.

Rating: Rating = 4