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Forbidden Love

1990 · 86 min

A tender but tense coming-of-age romance set against a rigid society, watching young love collide with adult judgment feels earnest and quietly heartbreaking.

Directed by
Helmut Dziuba
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Julia Brendler, Hans-Peter Dahm, Gudrun Ritter
Overview
18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their parents are hostile leading to file a report to the court, as Barbara is still under age.

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Directed by
Helmut Dziuba
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Julia Brendler, Hans-Peter Dahm, Gudrun Ritter
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Helmut Dziuba
Written by
Helmut Dziuba
Starring
Julia Brendler, Hans-Peter Dahm, Gudrun Ritter, Dietrich Körner, Heide Kipp, Peter Sodann, Karin Gregorek, Karl Kranzkowski
Cinematography
Helmut Bergmann
Runtime
86 min
Country
East Germany
Languages
German

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