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And If We Should Meet Again

1947 · 91 min

A somber, earnest postwar drama that follows disillusioned youths through the collapse of a regime, heavy with moral reckoning and quiet despair.

Overview
Students raised under Nazi ideology witness the disintegration of the Third Reich and the realization of those who indoctrinated them that they were wrong.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hans Müller
Written by
Ernst Hasselbach
Starring
Paul Dahlke, Käthe Haack, Willi Rose, Carl Raddatz, Helmut Heyne, Kurt Langanke, Lutz Moik, Hans Neie
Music
Michael Jary
Cinematography
Klaus von Rautenfield
Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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