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Heroes and Cowards

Original title: The Biggest Lie
  • 2019
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
208
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Heroes and Cowards (2019)
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Lea Anderson is a soldier in the British Special Forces, but has now come to doubt her career choice. The secrecy, bloodshed, and lack of a normal life are too much for the young woman and s... Read allLea Anderson is a soldier in the British Special Forces, but has now come to doubt her career choice. The secrecy, bloodshed, and lack of a normal life are too much for the young woman and she finally decides to quit--but not before going on one more mission in the Middle East to... Read allLea Anderson is a soldier in the British Special Forces, but has now come to doubt her career choice. The secrecy, bloodshed, and lack of a normal life are too much for the young woman and she finally decides to quit--but not before going on one more mission in the Middle East to make her team and her stepbrother Paul get through it safely. When their unit runs into a... Read all

  • Director
    • Harald Franklin
  • Writers
    • Harald Franklin
    • Phillip Kahl
    • Karsten Kastelan
  • Stars
    • Sofya Toropchina
    • Alan Burgon
    • Peter Zackman
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    3.7/10
    208
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    • Director
      • Harald Franklin
    • Writers
      • Harald Franklin
      • Phillip Kahl
      • Karsten Kastelan
    • Stars
      • Sofya Toropchina
      • Alan Burgon
      • Peter Zackman
    • 19User reviews
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    Sofya Toropchina
    • Lea
    • (as Sophie Toropchina)
    Alan Burgon
    Alan Burgon
    • Paul
    Peter Zackman
    • Floyd
    Ivan Doan
    Ivan Doan
    • Joshua
    Sarah Lamesch
    Sarah Lamesch
    • Sidney
    Alex Shum
    • Derek
    Morad Azzaaoui
    • Tarek
    Ekaterina Medvedeva
    • Lea's Mother
    Guido Föhrweißer
    Guido Föhrweißer
    • Richard Anderson
    • (as Guido Foehrweisser)
    Oleg Karpenko
    Oleg Karpenko
    • Major Philips
    Yuriy Lebedevich
    • Omar
    Tara Klassen
    Tara Klassen
    • Abigail Southgate
    • (as Tara Donnell)
    Sergey Komarovsky
    Sergey Komarovsky
    • Max
    Abdulmajeed Ali
    • Imam
    Mikael Avoian
    • Terrorist #1
    Yaroslav Cherneckiy
    • Man at the bar
    Mykola Dondyuk
    • Terrorist #2
    Daria Driuchenko
    • Miss Ferguson
    • Director
      • Harald Franklin
    • Writers
      • Harald Franklin
      • Phillip Kahl
      • Karsten Kastelan
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    8tke-tke

    A good way to reflect on important topics

    An eternal story of fathers and children, love and betrayal.

    Nothing new, but at the same time I looked at this situation in a new way.

    Sometimes the sound of shooting was too loud. Perhaps in the cinema there would have been a different effect but I watched the movie at home. It's little bit old style but in total, I was pleasantly surprised that Germans can shoot action movies. And open end- it's what I like in movies. So, pretty good movie.
    3Top_Dawg_Critic

    Did a 5th grader write and direct this mess?

    The answer is no, they would've done a much better job! Writer, producer and director Harald Franklin needs to keep his day job. Firstly, has he heard of the sponge that goes over microphones? It's the thingy you use so your audience can hear the dialogue instead of the wind. The entire sound was horrible and poorly edited - if it even was. The score was constant, annoying, loud and unfitting and was at least double the volume of the dialogue. His directing on every level was atrocious, including failing to direct his cast and his scenes. The screenplay was like blindly taping together a shredded script. It was convoluted, riddled with plot and technical issues and the story made no sense. There were too many unnecessary and long dragged out scenes that I ended up forwarding thru most of them. The 94 min runtime felt like 3 hours with the slow pacing and horrible story. I'm guessing it was meant to be some lame political statement? The kill-shot S/VFX, and the acting were the only redeeming qualities, and even that was sub-par. Franklin needs to pay for some "Film School 101" classes before he attempts another production. Probably the worst film I've seen this year. A very generous 3/10 from me
    1janzaka

    I wish I could give it a big ZERO.

    Worst movie ever. Acting, writing and directing .... bad bad and bad. Anyone who gave this movie higher than a 1 is being kind or saw a different movie...
    8utv-41496

    The movie worth watching

    To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of action, but I liked the movie. Dramatic line and interesting locations. I wonder where did they shoot it? The political theme made me think a lot about the situation in the world. I am glad that high-quality films are shot in Europe with actors from all over the world.I give the film 8, because 10 is only to the worldwide masterpieces. This production company has room to grow.We are used to the fact that such films are shot in Hollywood, Europeans have their own certain style, I consider. If you have free time and you are as curious as I am, I recommend watching this movie.
    1lakes-49068

    Rotten Tomatoes.

    What a Terrible Movie...Story has more holes than a Sieve ! Actors Fair...Lead has more lives than a Cat ! Sound "Production" Very Loud in Gunfire etc then Too Soft in Speaking Parts... 1 Star for Trying,Do better next time !!!

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 2021 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Герои и трусы
    • Production company
      • Avalon International Film & Medien
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      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
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