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Hamburg Altona

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1989 | 107 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved The Shawshank Redemption or Runaway Train, start here.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off
It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Three prisoners, Combe from Rijeka, Menso from Bosnia, and Bogart from Belgrade, escape from prison. Their final destination is the city of their dreams - Hamburg. They temporarily part ways and agree to meet at the train station in Zagreb. First, each of them goes to his hometown. From there on, we follow three separate stories. In the first, Combe, in the shady harbor district of Rijeka, tries to get back at his former crime partner, Mrvi, who turned him in to the police. In the second story, we witness Mensa's relationship with his wife Riza and their children in a small Bosnian village. The third story depicts Bogart's love affair with a young teacher in a Belgrade suburb. Afterwards, at the train station in Zagreb, Bogart finds out from the newspaper that the police caught his friends. At the last minute, he changes the original plan.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    Mixed reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 454 people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Vedran Mihletić, Mladen Mitrović, Dragutin Krencer

  • Željko VukmiricaČombe
  • Mirsad ZulićMenso
  • Filip ŠovagovićBogart
  • Sena MustajbašićRuža
  • Vesna TrivalićUčiteljica
  • Predrag LakovićŠilja
  • Jelena Čović
  • Aleksandar BerčekŠleper
  • Zdenko Jelčić
  • Ivo GregurevićMrva