TV series

Sturm kommt auf

2025 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning period drama that weighs on you, watching a quiet man squeezed by a village's creeping hatred.

Overview: After World War I, political divisions deepen in a village in Upper Bavaria. Julius Kraus, a reclusive cobbler, finds himself caught between the fronts when his Jewish identity is revealed. The two 90-minute feature films are based on the novel "Unruhe um einen Friedfertigen" (Unrest Around a Peaceful Man) by Oskar Maria Graf, a masterpiece of German-language exile literature.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, politics, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
politics
betrayal
survival
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild