I don't want to give any spoilers because there is almost no action. The entire thing relies on the premise, how the plot unfolds, and the tension between characters. Solid social commentary on the evils of Communism without having too much one dimensional bad guy stuff. (Like how the "Pianist" has the nazis push grandmas outside of 2nd story windows.) Power corrupts and we all make compromises. Even the citizens. It hits close to home for those of us who struggle with the golden handcuffs v.s. starving artist/activist dichotomy. But also humbles you when you think of how bad things could be, and makes you feel silly talking about 1984 parallels with our current society. Especially when it's mainly incompetent DEI oppression like shadow banning/censorship from Big Tech, and laughable propaganda from woke shows no one watches. What's worse? A competent 1984 dystopian homogenous country? Or an incompetent open borders anarcho tyranny Brave New World drugged up dystopia we live in now? Anyways, very grateful Trump won and although I'm cautiously optimistic about his 2nd term, it definitely feels like we dodged the dystopian commie timeline like what's depicted in this film. (My only gripe is a 5 second clip at the end where a random Black actress is on stage. The movie is 100% White so it was clearly an intentional message. I think it showed the open minded alternative of liberalism offered by a free Germany. Which is a false dichotomy and one of the cons of a society without a strong nationalist identity.) Speaking of which, Jared Taylor and Sam Dickson actually credit the Iron Curtain with protecting the East from a lot of our degeneracy: Why Won't Whites Defend Themselves? - AmRen https://altcensored.com/watch?v=oclseSfizLM Of course, real life is nuanced and there are pros and cons to everything. I think the film did a good job of showing the hellishness of the secret police and a society that pits its citizens against each other. But also humanized many of the pieces that make up the oppressive machine. The best part was the writing. Very dialogue heavy but you feel the transformation of each character and get engrossed in their increasingly intertwined lives. There's not a dull moment thanks to the Hitchcock-ian suspense of the audience knowing what the characters don't. I wanted to scream at the movie so many times to help them out. 10/10 would watch again.