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Breaking Point

2021–2023 · 2 seasons

A heavy, slow-burning tragedy that traces the quiet anguish behind a public atrocity, leaving you unsettled and somber.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Murathan Muslu, Julia Koschitz, Johanna Wokalek
Overview
Explores the tragic shooting at the Sunshine City shopping centre, and the personal stories and underlying emotional anguish that culminated in this act of violence.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Murathan Muslu, Julia Koschitz, Johanna Wokalek
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • violence
  • isolation
  • family
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Murathan Muslu, Julia Koschitz, Johanna Wokalek, Ulrike Willenbacher, Antje Traue, Jonas Holdenrieder, Lea Zoë Voss, Anian Zollner
Cinematography
Cristian Pirjol
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes, 45 min each
Network
ZDFneo
Country
Germany, Austria
Languages
German

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