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Don't Look at Me That Way

2016 · 88 min

An intimate, uneasy watch that keeps you at a distance while simmering with quiet erotic tension and emotional imbalance.

Directed by
Uisenma Borchu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Catrina Stemmer, Uisenma Borchu, Josef Bierbichler
Overview
Hedi is the new neighbor of Iva, who raises her daughter Sofia by herself. The two women start a relationship and Iva is desperately in love with Hedi. Suddenly Iva's father appears. Hedi feels strongly attracted to him. It seems that only one world exists for Hedi. Her own.

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Directed by
Uisenma Borchu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Catrina Stemmer, Uisenma Borchu, Josef Bierbichler
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • obsession
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Uisenma Borchu
Written by
Uisenma Borchu
Starring
Catrina Stemmer, Uisenma Borchu, Josef Bierbichler, Anne-Marie Weisz, Andreas Karl Wilke, Rasmus Max Wirth, Marie Fischer, Katja Brenner
Cinematography
Sven Zellner
Runtime
88 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, Mongolian

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