The Knife

The Knife

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Release Date

3/19/1999

Runtime

130 mins

Genres

Overview

In attempt to find out who he is and where his roots lie, Alija Osmanović discovers something far deeper and more important. He slowly discovers an evil that follows him as his destiny regardless of what his ancestors were called. Trying to find the reasons for this evil, he finds himself in a vicious circle. Running away from an irrational fear within him, he eventually finds the road to his faith.

Status

Released

Original Language

Serbian

Budget

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Revenue

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A meditative excavation of one man's search for spiritual and personal truth, tracing inherited darkness and the possibility of redemption through faith. The film moves deliberately through existential dread toward a tentative reconciliation with oneself.

Mood

ContemplativeUnsettlingWistfulHopeful

Themes

IdentityFaithComing apartMemory

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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