# The Tin Drum (1979)

> A fiercely grotesque coming-of-age refusal turns one boy's tin drum into a protest against bourgeois passivity and Nazi catastrophe.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/535

## Facts

- Runtime: 162 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Volker Schlöndorff
- Cast: Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski, Tina Engel, Berta Drews, Roland Teubner
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078875/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: grotesque, sardonic, disturbing, serious film study, historical cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A boy refuses to grow up in a world on the brink of chaos, using his unique voice to protest against conformity.

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