Sparta (2022)

Directed by

Ulrich Seidl

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Austria

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

15+

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man struggling with his own nature becomes a judo teacher for boys in Romania. The story focuses on his careful interactions and the quiet tension of his hidden identity.

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What happens

Sparta is a 2022 drama film directed by Ulrich Seidl. It depicts an Austrian man named Ewald who is a non-offending pedophile and teaches judo to boys in Romania. The film is the second in a diptych; the other film, Rimini, centres on Ewald's brother. On 2 September 2022, Der Spiegel published allegations by crew members, child actors, and their guardians that children were exploited on set and that their guardians were not sufficiently informed about the film's subject. The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was scheduled to have its world premiere, cancelled the screenings in light of the allegations. It premiered in competition at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 18 September 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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