Heres why its worth a watch.

Pauls duties range from finding lost soldiers to participating in an attack on Allied lines.

The B-plot is similarly arresting.

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With the German government collapsing, it fell to AmbassadorMatthias Erzbergerto convey the German wish for peace.

“Nothing slower than crawling.

Nothing in the world.”

Paul has a sad look on his face while standing with other soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front

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But Bergers version contains an extraordinary depth of feeling that sets it apart from the original.

Pauls trials are human ones.

Berger puts the viewer in the trench as massive tanks roll overhead.

a walk in the sun

But it is the quieter moments that show how uninterested Berger is in filming a simple blood-and-guts war movie.

All Quiet On The Western Frontis available to stream on Netflix.

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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Daniel Brühl

All Quiet on the Western Front