Underplayed Gems

Stopwatch (1971)

Stopwatch poster
Original title
Секундомер
Directed by
Rezo Esadze
Genre
drama film, sport film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 40m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man deals with his life after his career as a sprinter ends. The film follows his struggle to find meaning away from the track.

melancholicintrospectiveunderstatedreflectiveslow-burnhonestgroundedquietly intense

What happens

Stopwatch (Russian: Секундомер) is a 1970 Soviet sports drama film directed by Rezo Esadze. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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