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Torpedo
Torpedo U-235
Belgium 2019
produced by Hendrik Verthé, Kobe Van Steenberghe for A Team Productions, Column Film, 10.80 Films, Pellikola
directed by Sven Huybrechts
starring Koen De Bouw, Thure Riefenstein, Ella-June Henrard, Joren Seldeslachts, Sven De Ridder, Stefan Perceval, Bert Haelvoet, Rudy Mukendi, Gilles De Schryver, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Vic de Wachter, Martin Semmelrogge, Stefan Weinert, Ansgar Sinnecker, Hervé Masquelier, Bruno Georis, Ian Seale, Jean-Henri Compère, Steve Geerts, Suzanne Van Boeckel, Ludwig Hendrickx, Kurt Vervloet, Joe Azzopardi, Vincent Frost, Aminou Kpelafia, Bright Osarenkhoe, Joost Lambrecht, Joren Vandenbroucke, Ann Van Paemele, Jan Rossignaud, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Max Verthé
written by Sven Huybrechts, Johan Horemans, music by Hannes De Maeyer
review by Mike Haberfelner
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World War II: Stan (Koen De Bouw) and his gang of Bad Potatoes
are the Resistance's most ruthless Nazi killers, so much so that even the
Allied Forces put them on a black list - but then there's a nutjob mission
only they can be expected to succeed in: To deliver a load of uranium for
the Manhattan Project in a submarine stolen from the Germans. Stan's men
are not entirely keen on being instructed how to even maneuver a submarine
by German prisoner of war Captain Jäger (Thure Riefenstein), who tells
them repeatedly they'll never make it out alive, but it gets worse when
their original captain (Vic de Wachter) dies right before cast-off and
they have to pretty much force Jäger to become their commander as he's
the only one who has any experience with how to run a submarine. The
journey is under a bad star right from the start, as everything that can
go wrong does go wrong, from Stan catching his daughter (Ella-June
Henrard) he didn't even want to take with him in bed with the ratio
operator (Robrecht Vanden Thoren) to the submarine under attack from the
air, duelling it out with another sub, a German patrol inspecting the
ship, and ultimately being run over by a battleship - and all the while
Stan knows he can't trust Jäger one bit. And whenever things can get
worse, they do, and Stan and his men are always just one betrayal away
from the firing squad - or worse ... Now there are not all that
many submarine thrillers around, and quite objectively speaking, that's
maybe a good thing, as the range of situations that can happen on a sub is
pretty limited - but that said, Torpedo U-235 sure is one of the
best U-boat movies that has come out in quite some time as it tells its
character-heavy story at a rather breathless pace, puts an emphasis on
suspense throughout, and yet keeps the audience guessing till he end how
and even if our heroes will succeed. And of course, having Martin
Semmelrogge from the German mother (if by no means originator) of all
submarine movies, Das Boot, make a guest appearance as a German
officer is a rather inspired idea that only contributes to making this one
a top thriller of its ilk.
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