Rhinegold

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Rhinegold

2024

2h 18m

Biography

Crime

Drama

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55%

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11 Reviews

70%

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Xatar's path from the ghetto to the top of the music charts is a dramatic adventure story. From the hell of an Iraqi prison, Giwar Hajabi came to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and landed at the very bottom. There were opportunities, but many more stumbling blocks. In no time, he went from a petty criminal to a big-time dealer. Until a shipment goes missing. To settle his debts with the cartel, Giwar plans a legendary gold heist.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

07/25/2024

As its swaggering subject sniffs out another ally and a new angle, careless of the pain he’s causing his family, the picture seems almost impressed.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

07/26/2024

3/4

Rhinegold is a bold act of misdirection, leading us through a story that's ultimately and surprisingly inspiring, if only because of how truly unlikely it seems.

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Morris Yang

In Review Online

07/25/2024

What it makes up for in range and an extended runtime, it loses in substance: the facts of the story have a narrativized feel about them, and — more critically — are not so much dressed up as they are inserted pell-mell into a swirling narrative.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

07/24/2024

A dull, overlong and meandering biopic that bites off more than it could chew.

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

10/24/2023

2/5

This amalgamation of gangsta-rap and gangland themes is a soulless misfire from a director we know capable of delivering better.

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Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

09/25/2023

Unfortunately, at 140 minutes, it’s a reminder that “epic” is often just another word for a very long story.

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Thorben B

@slev3nx 02/13/2024

its good man ngl was suprised

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S. C

@RT35273155 09/15/2023

It got its moments. Solid acting. It's an interesting story that could have been told in a much more immersive and thrilling way. If there would have been more work put in the screenwriting and script... Pacing is clunky. The cinematography was kind of boring for the most part and didn't add much to the movie.

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Synopsis

Xatar's path from the ghetto to the top of the music charts is a dramatic adventure story. From the hell of an Iraqi prison, Giwar Hajabi came to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and landed at the very bottom. There were opportunities, but many more stumbling blocks. In no time, he went from a petty criminal to a big-time dealer. Until a shipment goes missing. To settle his debts with the cartel, Giwar plans a legendary gold heist.

Director: Fatih Akin
Producer: Fatih Akin
Screenwriter: Fatih Akin, Giwar Hajabi
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Corazón International, Bombero International, Lemming Film
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 2h 18m

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