Monday, February 13, 2023

All Quiet on the Western Front - a film not to be missed

All Quiet on the Western Front is a 2022 German anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.

It follows the life of a young idealistic German soldier Paul Bäumer, played by Austrian actor Felix Kammerer, who made his acting debut in this film.

He was interviewed on BBC 2’s Newsnight last week where he spoke about the vileness and badness of war.

The film is a reminder to all of us of the horror of war. The wealthy powerful men, always men, the industrialists, the leaders, are always the ones who send young men and women into war.

What must it be like for Ukrainian and Russian soldiers as they fight in the dirt, filth and cold in Ukraine.

Can no one stop this war?


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