Unthinkable

No, the translation into English as "Unthinkable" might have been better after all. Countdown is just bullshit, because it is precisely the unthinkable that expresses what the film is actually about. This is a film about how far we are willing to go for safety and what human life means to us. Here, you will answer a lot of questions about yourself. (16/11/2015)

The creators didn’t have much money, but they did the best they could and, along with a fascinating screenplay, bought three great actors. And there’s no doubt about it. The whole movie is about them and what they are facing. Sometimes I said to myself that it’s too bad they didn’t have more money, because then that TV look, cheap scenery would disappear and the intensive torture scenes could have been interspersed with a bit of good old action. Then it really would have been remarkable. This never happened. (04/06/2010)

In production terms, a TV movie where it is evident that most finances went on the fees of the central trio, kinda not leaving enough for the rest of the ensemble, so they cast B-actors. Which results in nothing pleasant to watch in several scenes. It’s also a movie that tries to seem crafty as a fox and tense as suspenders. And in places it really is. Unfortunately, just in places. (28/05/2010)

A quite minimalist film taking place in the few square meters of an underground shelter, where a masterful psychological game unfolds. It relies mainly on an excellent cast, though I must admit that it is an interesting contribution to the genre about terrorism or war from the perspective of the media, meaning not active combat. It is debatable to what extent it is credible, but at times it is quite ruthless, which is exactly how these days look like. As an addition to the genre, it is good but not memorable. (28/08/2011)

A pretty tense conversational drama in cheap settings, spiced up with the great performances of the main trio and the core premise of an ethical problem. The low budget can unfortunately be seen several times (whenever the camera goes outside), but, as I’ve said, the strength of the film lies elsewhere. Even though I have a pretty clear opinion about this (a person who threatens to kill thousands or millions of people doesn’t have a right to appeal to their rights), in the end I thought that this was really unthinkable. Unthinkable could have been even better, but I’m still rating it as above average. Or how picking a strong topic can be a solution for not particularly ingenious filmmakers. (31/05/2010)