Summary
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 87Audiences 70GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer91%
Metascore82
Letterboxd · 57 K ratings3.7/5
Audience score73%
IMDb7.0
User score6.3
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 88 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+78Released
2023
April 20, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceComedyLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
Germany
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more12 people
- Thomas SchubertLeon
- Paula BeerNadja
- Langston UibelFelix
- Enno TrebsDevid
- Matthias BrandtHelmut
- Jennipher AntoniMrs. Roland, Cashier
- RBRalph BarnebeckPolice Officer
- Esther EscheMrs. König, Hotel Manager
- MFMario FürstenbergMale Nurse
- AHAssunta HammNurse
- MSMarkus SchweigerPathologist
- STSven TarnowskiPolice Officer
Directing · 3
- Christian Petzold Director, Writer
- Ires Jung Assistant Director
- Frederic Moriette Script Supervisor
Production · 7
- Michael Weber Producer
- Florian Koerner von Gustorf Producer
- Anton Kaiser Producer
- Simone Bär Casting, In Memory Of
- Annafrancesca Ottila Boffa Casting Assistant
- Matthias Ruppelt Unit Manager
Camera · 5
- Hans Fromm Director of Photography
- Florian Trautmann First Assistant Camera
- Bertrand Glosset Digital Imaging Technician, Colorist
- Christian Schulz Still Photographer
- Markus Schweiger Key Grip
Editing · 4
- Bettina Böhler Editor, Sound Designer
- Jacqueline Vogt Digital Intermediate Editor
- Gregor Pfüller Colorist
- Karen Kramatschek Assistant Editor
Sound · 11
- Dominik Schleier Sound Designer
- Lars Ginzel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Adrian Baumeister Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Christoph Oertel Foley Mixer
- Andreas Mücke-Niesytka Sound Mixer
- Johannes Krause Foley Editor
Art · 5
- Klaus-Dieter Gruber Production Design
- Volker Sattel Location Scout
- Toby Cornish Title Designer
- Felicity Good Set Decoration
- Petra Ringleb Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Katharina Ost Costume Design
- Hannah Fischleder Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 6
- Giulia Solia Visual Effects Producer
- Fenya Troch 3D Artist
- Josef Risling Digital Compositor
- Daniel Binder Digital Compositor
- Björn Friese Special Effects Supervisor
- Clara Martinez Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 1
- Christoph Dehmel-Osterloh Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Claudia Tronnier Commissioning Editor
- Simon Ofenloch Commissioning Editor
- Caroline von Senden Commissioning Editor
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