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Luka

  • 2023
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Luka (2023)
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Luka, a young soldier craving battle, embeds himself in an isolated fort where men have been waiting in vain for ages for a mythical enemy to strike. A contemporary adaptation of Dino Buzzat... Read allLuka, a young soldier craving battle, embeds himself in an isolated fort where men have been waiting in vain for ages for a mythical enemy to strike. A contemporary adaptation of Dino Buzzati's classic novel 'The Tartar Steppe'.Luka, a young soldier craving battle, embeds himself in an isolated fort where men have been waiting in vain for ages for a mythical enemy to strike. A contemporary adaptation of Dino Buzzati's classic novel 'The Tartar Steppe'.

  • Director
    • Jessica Woodworth
  • Writers
    • Dino Buzzati
    • Jessica Woodworth
  • Stars
    • Jonas Smulders
    • Geraldine Chaplin
    • Jan Bijvoet
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    199
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jessica Woodworth
    • Writers
      • Dino Buzzati
      • Jessica Woodworth
    • Stars
      • Jonas Smulders
      • Geraldine Chaplin
      • Jan Bijvoet
    • 2User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Jonas Smulders
    • Luka
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • The General
    Jan Bijvoet
    Jan Bijvoet
    • Sergeant Major Raf
    Sam Louwyck
    Sam Louwyck
    • Master Tailor Gaston
    Valentin Ganev
    Valentin Ganev
    • Commander Gor
    Goua Robert Grovogui
    Goua Robert Grovogui
    • Bogdan
    Kevin Lettieri
    • Magnus
    Django Schrevens
    • Geronimo
    Samvel Tadevossian
    Samvel Tadevossian
    • Konstantin
    Hal Yamanouchi
    Hal Yamanouchi
    • The Duke
    • Director
      • Jessica Woodworth
    • Writers
      • Dino Buzzati
      • Jessica Woodworth
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    • Trivia
      Opened the 20th-anniversary edition of the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.
    • Connections
      Version of The Desert of the Tartars (1976)

    User reviews2

    Featured review
    4/10

    Could have done better

    I don't usually fall sleep watching films, but today I did.

    I went to Sitges Film Festival and really had high spectations before watching the movie. And meeting the director only made them higher, Jessica Woodsworth is an amazing woman.

    The photography is really amazing, the black and white gives it a great essence, the scenarios are wonderful and everything really atracts you at first. The acting thought out all the movie was really good, they made a great choice.

    Now here's my problem. A main character who wants to fight an invisible (non existent) enemy, and who fails on it and also fails on the disciplines he's been input is a great theme and really interesting. But, the development of it it's just awful. The whole film feels like nothing is actuallu happening, like if you were wating for the great thing to come, and never does. Maybe a little bit less of effort on the visuals and a bit more of it in the plot would have made the film one of my all time favorites.

    In conclusion, the film is too much abstract.

    PS: I'm not the only one who thought this, everyone who exited the cinema was talking about the same thing.
    • iriacandal
    • Oct 6, 2023
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2023 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • Italy
      • Netherlands
      • Bulgaria
      • Armenia
    • Official site
      • Official website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fortress
    • Filming locations
      • Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Bo Films
      • Krater Films
      • Beluga Tree
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,548
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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