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Barbara

2012 · 105 min

A quiet, watchful experience where small gestures carry the weight of surveillance and choice, leaving a lingering sense of restraint and quiet hope.

Overview
Exiled to a rural clinic in 1980s East Germany for seeking an exit visa, a disillusioned doctor maintains a guarded distance from her colleagues, unsure if the kindly head physician is a genuine ally or a Stasi informant.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • survival
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • hospital
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Christian Petzold
Written by
Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki
Starring
Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Christina Hecke, Claudia Geisler-Bading, Peter Weiss, Carolin Haupt, Deniz Petzold
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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