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Unexpected

2014 · 90 min

A quiet, emotionally charged drama about desire and consequence, unfolding with measured tension and a bittersweet romantic ache.

Directed by
Rainer Kaufmann
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Ina Weisse, Marozsán Erika, Ulrich Noethen
Overview
Marie is a successful designer and has a loving husband and two children. But fate offers more. When she meets the fiancée of their friend Dom, the two women fall for each other. This comes out and life gets out of control. Can there be a long-term solution?

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Directed by
Rainer Kaufmann
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Ina Weisse, Marozsán Erika, Ulrich Noethen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
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
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
Rainer Kaufmann
Written by
Kathrin Richter, Jürgen Schlagenhof
Starring
Ina Weisse, Marozsán Erika, Ulrich Noethen, Marc Hosemann, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Matti Schmidt-Schaller, Gina Stiebitz, Aljosha Horvat
Cinematography
Klaus Eichhammer
Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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