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Grenzen

1968 · 15 min

A short, uneasy confrontation that simmers with quiet menace and leaves you unsettled.

Directed by
Wolfgang Gessat
Starring
Wolfgang Wiehe, Jürgen Lentzsch, Jörg Poppe
Overview
A Soldier gets harrased by two young man and one old man.

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Directed by
Wolfgang Gessat
Starring
Wolfgang Wiehe, Jürgen Lentzsch, Jörg Poppe
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • violence
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
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
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Wolfgang Gessat
Written by
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Starring
Wolfgang Wiehe, Jürgen Lentzsch, Jörg Poppe, Wilhelm Wank
Cinematography
Jörg-Michael Baldenius, Gerd Conradt
Runtime
15 min

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