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Until Death Do Us Part

1979 · 96 min

A slow, emotionally charged portrait of a marriage unraveling under social pressure, with a mounting sense of dread.

Directed by
Heiner Carow
Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
Scenes from an East German marriage. A young couple, Sonya and Jens, are very much in love; they get married and have a child. When Sonya wants to go back to work after her maternity leave, they clash for the first time; Jens insists that she remain a full-time wife and mother. Until Death Do Us Part turns an actual police report into a gripping drama, as the director explores the depths of his characters' emotions, driving the conflict to a catastrophic climax.

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Directed by
Heiner Carow
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • family
  • identity
  • power
  • trauma
Places
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Heiner Carow
Written by
Günther Rücker, Heiner Carow
Starring
Katrin Sass, Martin Seifert, Renate Krößner, Angelica Domröse, Horst Schulze, Werner Godemann, Henny Müller, Alfred Struwe
Music
Peter Gotthardt
Cinematography
Jürgen Brauer
Runtime
96 min
Country
East Germany
Languages
German

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