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2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 18 m

2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 18 m

Summary After surviving the horrors of the Armenian genocide, Nazareth (Tahar Rahim) moves onwards as a forced laborer. When he learns that his twin daughters may still be alive, his hope is revived and he travels to America, via Cuba, to find them. His search takes him from the Mesopotamian deserts and Havana to the barren and desolate prairies...

Directed By: Fatih Akin

Written By: Mardik Martin, Fatih Akin

2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 18 m

2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
2 h 18 m

The Cut

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

56

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

5.9

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Summary After surviving the horrors of the Armenian genocide, Nazareth (Tahar Rahim) moves onwards as a forced laborer. When he learns that his twin daughters may still be alive, his hope is revived and he travels to America, via Cuba, to find them. His search takes him from the Mesopotamian deserts and Havana to the barren and desolate prairies...

Directed By: Fatih Akin

Written By: Mardik Martin, Fatih Akin

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

38% Positive
6 Reviews

56% Mixed
9 Reviews

6% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

38% Positive
6 Reviews

56% Mixed
9 Reviews

6% Negative
1 Review

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Sep 18, 2015

People are not good or bad in The Cut — they are subject to violent whims, and rarely given fair opportunities to defend themselves. The Cut can therefore be seen as a historical corrective.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 17, 2015

Atom Egoyan's 2002 "Ararat" had been perhaps the most notable film to tackle the Armenian genocide, but it did so only anecdotally. The historical epic approach seems long overdue, and Akin does it justice.

By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Oct 15, 2015

Despite its visual beauty and Rahim's extraordinary, and silent, performance, the film never quite manages to connect on an emotional level.

By Tirdad Derakhshani FULL REVIEW

Sep 12, 2014

A well-behaved and unashamedly populist film, the kind that could be shown in schools and community centres, Akin's The Cut remains an undeniably important film regardless. What it does extremely well is to movingly illustrate a terrible moment in history which has been sadly neglected in the West and actively suppressed in other parts of the world.

By John Bleasdale FULL REVIEW

Sep 17, 2015

The director’s assured tracking shots follow Nazaret through one bustling, disorienting locale after another as he searches for help, family, and relief from his hardship. Yet like the film, they’re ultimately superficial gestures that maintain a detached perspective on their subject, incapable of penetrating his traumatized mind and tormented heart.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

Sep 12, 2014

The story is bloated and episodic (the film's 2h 18m length doesn't help the pacing), and remarkably unengaging for what should be emotionally epic.

By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW

Sep 12, 2014

There isn't a sense in the film of this tragedy as a systematic, organized atrocity affecting millions.

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User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

14% Positive
1 Rating

71% Mixed
5 Ratings

14% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

14% Positive
1 Rating

71% Mixed
5 Ratings

14% Negative
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Details

Production Company Bombero International, Pyramide Productions, ARD Degeto Film, Anadolu Kültür, BIM Distribuzione, Corazón International, Dorje Film, France 3 Cinéma, International Traders, Jordan Films, Mars Media Entertainment, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Opus Film, Pandora Filmproduktion, Zaman Productions

Release Date Sep 18, 2015

Duration 2 h 18 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Website https://www.facebook.com/TheCutDerFilm

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Awards

German Film Awards

• 3 Nominations

Venice Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Sofia International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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