Eminent Domain

1990

Action / Drama / Thriller

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60%
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 605 605

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Plot summary

A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.

Director

John Irvin Photo
John Irvin

Top cast

Donald Sutherland Photo
Donald Sutherland as Jozef
Anthony Bate Photo
Anthony Bate as Kowal
Marek Kondrat Photo
Marek Kondrat as Taxi Driver
Anne Archer Photo
Anne Archer as Mira
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976.47 MB
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English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
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1280*694
English 2.0
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1 hr 46 min
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1.77 GB
1918*1036
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  
24 fps
1 hr 46 min
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1.77 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 46 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by experiential_dot_net 5 / 10

Uneven but engaging cold war drama

Sutherland is so much acting the role of a stodgy politician that it's a bit much. Too, Anne Archer's fragile mental stability. Jodhi May as the daughter isoverwrought and makes inexplicable hand motions. These aren't bad actors.Someone should have demanded less strained performances of them. Still, thestory moves along nicely with plenty of intrigue. Any fan of behind-the-Iron- Curtain suspense stories will probably enjoy this well enough.
Reviewed by bainslie 8 / 10

A suspense movie which keeps us guessing till the very end.

"Eminent Domain" is quite a good movie. It keeps its viewers intrigued all throughout the movie. Its main character, Jozef Burski, is number six in the Politburo of the Communist Government of Poland in 1979. He is a person highly respected due to his honesty and sense of duty. He enjoys being in power but he uses his position for the good of others. His position also helps him to keep his wife and young daughter, who has learning problems, in comfortable circumstances. Suddenly his world is turned upside down when he finds he is excluded from his office in the Politburo and that his friends are avoiding contact with him. His mentor, the Chairman of the Politburo, whom he has served loyally, also wants nothing to do with him. Burski's daughter is taken out of her overseas school and brought back by the secret police to his home in Poland and his house is bugged. No explanation is given for this dramatic change of circumstances. Burski then decides to find out what is behind all of this and tragedy soon stalks his every move. Donald Sutherland plays the role of Burski well, giving him the confused persona that Burski certainly would have had during his experiences. The fact that this is based on a true story makes this story even more fascinating. "Eminent Domain" being a combined Canadian, Israeli and French production does not have the polished look of Hollywood movies but it nevertheless manages to capture its viewer's interest by focussing in on Burski's inner turmoil and on the effect his unexplained loss of position has on his family. This is a movie to look out for on the shelves of the local video store.
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