Sentences with phrase «drama stronger hit»

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Apart from Padilha, 7 Days in Entebbe has promising credentials: a strong cast headed by Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike as the German radicals who prove out of their depth running the hijack mission with two Palestinians, and a script by Black Watch playwright Gregory Burke, who also scored a notable Berlin hit in 2014 as writer of the super-tense Northern Ireland drama» 71.

With a strong Guy Pearce performance, and supporting characters that are surprisingly rounded given what little screen time they have, it's a good drama that hits upon themes of accepting one's mortality, living without fear of the inevitable, and treating those around you as if your existence on this plane were about to expire at any time.

The sumptuously filmed classical drama will be a strong awards contender (for cinematography as well as foreign film) and could prove an art - house hit in North America, adding to such Amazon successes as Kenneth Lonergan's «Manchester by the Sea» (Roadside Attractions) and Asghar Farhadi's «The Salesman» (Cohen Media), which both won Oscars, as well as last year's Sundance acquisition, summer hit «The Big Sick» (Lionsgate), which earned an Original Screenplay nomination.

A strong performance by Karl Markovics in the lead role and a talented supporting cast also make this hard - hitting and stirring drama one to see.