Six Weeks On

A quiet, heavy watch that sits with loss and the slow grind of family and paperwork, rewarding patience with a hard-won sense of farewell.

Directed by

Jacqueline Jansen

Genres

Drama

Starring

Magdalena Laubisch, Lola Klamroth, Suzanne Ziellenbach

Overview

While the world is in lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lore has to cope with a painful loss: her mother has died. Back in the small town of Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia, she struggles against entrenched family structures and a paralyzing bureaucracy. Above all, she has to find a way to come to terms with the death and say goodbye to her mother.

How it feels

Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, family, death, isolation

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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