I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
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Metascore
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Jul 25, 2019
91
Much like his beleaguered lead character, Jude manages to maintain a rousingly lewd sense of humor for the duration of the film’s substantial running time.
Jul 25, 2019
90
A dazzlingly dialectical and daring comedy/drama that skilfully brings past and present together and again challenges Jude’s compatriots to face up to the more unsavoury aspects of their history.
Jul 25, 2019
90
The difficulty of turning mass spectacle into moral edification, of getting the public to think and care about history in ways that go beyond simple-minded patriotism, is a problem that this brilliantly multifaceted picture both critiques and embodies.
Jul 25, 2019
83
The film’s title isn’t just referring to the past, but what everyone involved witnesses in their communities everyday. By letting this fester and not confronting it dead on are we not saying we’re fine with being “barbarians’? It’s a credible question the filmmaker leaves you to ponder in private.
Jul 25, 2019
80
I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians is a mature, ambitious work from a spirited auteur who has mastered the cinematic rules well enough to break them with confidence.
Jul 18, 2019
70
Until its devastating final scenes, the way “I Do Not Care” makes its points is discursive rather than dramatic.
Jul 17, 2019
67
At its core, Barbarians is about the failure of communication. (The subplot about Mariana’s affair is more important than it seems.) This places it into a long tradition of modernist responses to fascism that stretches back to Eugène Ionesco—though one still can’t shake the feeling that Jude is more interested in pointing out obvious ironies than in anything else.
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May 1, 2024
5
In "I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians," the story is undeniably compelling. However, I found myself struggling to connect with it on a deeper level. While the narrative is intriguing, I didn't feel as emotionally invested as I had hoped. Overall, while the story is thought-provoking, the experience left me wanting more in terms of personal engagement.
Production Company:
- Endorfilm
- HI Film Productions
- Klas Film
- Komplizen Film
- Les Films d'Ici
- TVR
- ZDF/Arte
Release Date:Jul 19, 2019
Duration:2 h 20 m
Awards
Gopo Awards, Romania
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Gijón International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
