Summary
When Ruth's husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 53Audiences 67GoodWatch 51
Tomatometer56%
Metascore49
IMDb6.7
Audience score67%
Running time
2 h 16 min
Longer than most dramas, +27 min on the typical 109
typical 109136Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2003
September 18, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Germany
Netherlands
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 26 more36 people
- Katja RiemannLena Fischer ( 33 Jahre alt )
- Maria SchraderHannah Weinstein
- Doris SchadeLena Fischer ( 90 Jahre alt )
- Jutta LampeRuth Weinstein ( 60 Jahre alt )
- SLSvea LohdeRuth Weinstein ( 8. Jahre alt )
- Jürgen VogelArthur von Eschenbach
- Martin FeifelFabian Fischer
- Fedja van HuêtLuis Marquez
- Carola RegnierRachel Rosenbauer
Plien van BennekomMarion
Romijn ConenBen- JEJulia EggertEmily
Thekla ReutenKlara Singer
Jutta WachowiakFrau Goldberg
Jan DecleirNathan Goldberg
Lena StolzeMiriam Süßmann
Carine CrutzenErikas Mutter- LSLilian SchifferErika
- SNSarah NemitzAdele
Rainer StreckerSS Schneider- PEPeter EnderPolizist Franz
Roland SilbernaglJüdischer Ordner- KZKatalin ZsigmondyNorissa
Hans Peter HallwachsVater von Eschenbach
Directing · 1
- Margarethe von Trotta Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Pamela Katz Screenplay
Production · 3
- Henrik Meyer Producer
- Richard Schöps Producer
- Markus Zimmer Producer
Camera · 1
- Franz Rath Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Corina Dietz Editor
Sound · 1
- Loek Dikker Original Music Composer
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