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Maikäfer flieg

2016 · 109 min

A child's-eye view of wartime Vienna, mixing fear and small kindnesses into a quiet, bittersweet coming-of-age memory.

Directed by: Mirjam Unger
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ursula Strauss, Lissy Pernthaler, Zita Gaier

Overview: A movie based on the book by Christine Nöstlinger “Maikäfer, flieg! Mein Vater, das Kriegsende, Cohn und ich”

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Directed by: Mirjam Unger
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ursula Strauss, Lissy Pernthaler, Zita Gaier

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 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: war
family
survival
friendship
isolation
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Mirjam Unger
Written by: Sandra Bohle, Mirjam Unger, Christine Nöstlinger
Starring: Ursula Strauss, Lissy Pernthaler, Zita Gaier, Krista Stadler, Konstantin Khabensky, Hilde Dalik, Peter Schorn, Gerald Votava
Cinematography: Eva Testor
Runtime: 109 min
Country: Austria
Languages: German, Russian

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