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Hopnick

1990 · 55 min

A dry, deadpan slice of small-town boredom that drifts into quiet absurdity, more amusing in retrospect than laugh-out-loud.

Overview
A young customs officer is bored by his job and his situation at all. He tries to have some fun, but in a way that nobody else can enjoy. The situation changes when he decides to let his too long hair be cut.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • isolation
  • identity
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
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
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Detlev Buck
Written by
Detlev Buck, Roger Heeremann, Hans-Erich Viet
Starring
Detlev Buck, Sophie Rois, Hans-Erich Viet, Ulrich Simontowitz, Pago Bahlke, Andreas Hosang, Eduard Gernart, Henry Jahny
Cinematography
Roger Heeremann
Runtime
55 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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