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Should you watch Enemy at the Gates?

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Enemy at the Gates

Film · 2001

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

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The sides of Enemy at the Gates

  • Two snipers hunting each other in Stalingrad
  • Jude Law as Vassili Zaitsev
  • Ed Harris as a German marksman

Enemy at the Gates is good for you if…

  • you like a duel of patience between two snipers in the ruins.
  • you want the Battle of Stalingrad seen from the rubble.
  • you like the huge opening, soldiers crossing the Volga under fire.

Enemy at the Gates is bad for you if…

  • you can't stand soldiers mown down on screen.
  • you'd rather a war film without a love triangle.

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