Photo of Robert Schwentke
Photo of Robert Schwentke

Robert Schwentke

“I like stories that deal with the fragility of existence, a little bit, that things can happen to you that throw you off balance and I think that has autobiographical reasons.”

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    THE CAPTAIN

    ROBERT SCHWENTKE Germany, 2017

    Hollywood blockbuster helmer Robert Schwentke returned to his native Germany for this chilling wartime biopic. Shot in stark black-and-white with bold, surreal flourishes, the film follows a teenage soldier’s shockingly quick journey from self-preservation to sociopathy with harrowing insight.

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