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  • 2009
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2009
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary During WWII, Darrel was stationed in Europe. Andrew was fighting in the Philippines. In the chaos of combat, each stole valuable treasures and hid them overseas before returning to civilian life in America. Sixty years later, back in America, neither man seems remorseful about their war crimes. Both want to recover the treasures they per...

Directed By: Darius Marder

  • 2009
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2009
  • 1 h 28 m

Loot

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary During WWII, Darrel was stationed in Europe. Andrew was fighting in the Philippines. In the chaos of combat, each stole valuable treasures and hid them overseas before returning to civilian life in America. Sixty years later, back in America, neither man seems remorseful about their war crimes. Both want to recover the treasures they per...

Directed By: Darius Marder

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80
It’s a gut-wrenching yet redemptive tale of fathers, sons and the horrors of war, which Marder allows to unfold with minimal intrusion or manipulation.
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70
The bleakness and resignation running through the film can be gut-wrenching.
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70
The impact of the quietly observant film builds until the unlikeliest of elements - an old Broadway tune, an empty garage, a conversation about fenders - detonate with long-buried emotion, anguished and tender.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
50
Less an adventure yarn than a character study of two old guys with fading memories and improbable dreams.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
42
Undoubtedly, everything documentarian Darius Marder shows in his debut film Loot actually happened, but Marder’s approach to this “truth is stranger than fiction” story is so forced that the movie FEELS phony.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
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Marder, surely, was looking for a big bonanza at the end of Loot, but suspense and catharsis prove as elusive as two old men's memories.
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Production Company ADD Studios
Release Date Dec 4, 2009
Duration 1 h 28 m
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Tagline Some things are buried for a reason.
Website http://www.lootmovie.com/
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 3 Nominations
Los Angeles Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination

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