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  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary ER doctor Rike (Susanne Wolff) embarks on a one-woman solo sailing trip to Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. When Rike comes across a sinking ship of refugees, she is quickly torn out of her contented and idealized world and must make a momentous decision.

Directed By: Wolfgang Fischer

Written By: Ika Künzel, Wolfgang Fischer

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 34 m

Styx

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
78
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary ER doctor Rike (Susanne Wolff) embarks on a one-woman solo sailing trip to Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. When Rike comes across a sinking ship of refugees, she is quickly torn out of her contented and idealized world and must make a momentous decision.

Directed By: Wolfgang Fischer

Written By: Ika Künzel, Wolfgang Fischer

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90
Jan 25, 2019
This is "All Is Lost” with a spinning moral compass and a topical dimension that proves even more gripping than its brilliantly achieved visceral action.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
83
Feb 27, 2019
A blunt, breathless, and astoundingly unsentimental morality play that’s told with the intensity of a ticking-clock thriller, Wolfgang Fischer’s Styx is every bit as ominous as its title suggests, and far less fanciful.
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80
Apr 26, 2019
Styx is a gripping sea adventure that mixes thrills and spills with thoughtfulness and compassion. The MVP here is Wolff, who superbly etches emotional disintegration alongside amazing physical prowess.
By Ian Freer FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 27, 2019
The primary factor permitting Styx to warrant any sort of recognition is inarguably Susanne Wolff’s dynamically subtle performance.
By Jonathan Christian FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 25, 2019
The film is a penetrating an indictment of the bureaucratic obstacles placed in front of refugees.
By Keith Watson FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 25, 2019
Offering little in terms of exposition and even less when it comes to dialogue, Fischer’s sophomore effort develops character and, eventually, unsettling moral questions entirely through action, playing as a more consciously political companion piece to J.C. Chandor’s similarly taciturn All is Lost.
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70
Jan 25, 2019
Admirably, the director maintains the documentary illusion throughout, opting for a third act that finds exactly the right, understated tone, neither glorifying Rike’s role, nor underplaying the character’s more than obvious compassion.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Schiwago Film, Amour Fou Vienna, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), ARTE, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Eurimages, Österreichisches Filminstitut, Malta Film Commission, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Small Island Films, Twenty13 Productions
Release Date Feb 27, 2019
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.betacinema.com/138/pid/191/Styx.htm
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Awards

German Film Awards
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
Schwerin Art of Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

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