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Summary
In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.4/5
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for dramas, +16 min on the typical 109
typical 109125Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+1Released
2019
October 3, 2019
7 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
- Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more30 people
- Ulrich NoethenJens Ole Jepsen
- Tobias MorettiMax Ludwig Nansen
- Levi EisenblätterSiggi Jepsen
- Tom GronauSiggi Jepsen (adult)
- Johanna WokalekDitte Nansen
- Sonja RichterGudrun Jepsen
- Maria DragusHilke Jepsen
- Louis HofmannKlaas Jepsen
Artus-Maria MatthiessenDirector Himpel
Marek HarloffKarl Rasmussen- TZTom ZahnerJoswig
Peter BadstübnerOkko Brodersen
Michael WittenbornPastor Treblin
Klaus PeeckDikemaster Ole Bultjohann
Joachim RegelienHinnerk Timmsen
Mette LysdahlHilde Isenbüttel
Sebastian RudolphGallery owner
Moritz FührmannPsychologist 1- JZJeff ZachFouchard, psychologist 2
- HWHubert WeberPsychologist 3
- FGFrank GenserBoris Zwettkoff, psychologist 4
- JLJonas LeonhardiPsychologist 5
- CKChiu Kam YuenPsychologist 6
- HMHendrik MohrMan 1
Directing · 1
- Christian Schwochow Director
Writing · 2
- Heide Schwochow Screenplay
- Siegfried Lenz Novel
Production · 5
- Ulf Israel Producer
- Jutta Lieck-Klenke Producer
- Dietrich Kluge Producer
- Anja Dihrberg Casting
- Patrick Dreikauss Casting
Camera · 1
- Frank Lamm Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jens Klüber Editor
Sound · 3
- Lorenz Dangel Original Music Composer
- Andrii Starykovskyi Foley Mixer
- Ruslan Shebystyi Foley Artist
Art · 1
- Tim Pannen Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Frauke Firl Costume Design
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