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The Have-Nots

2016 · 101 min

A quiet, tense chamber drama where a casual choice carries the weight of history, leaving a lingering unease.

Directed by
Florian Hoffmeister
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julia Jentsch, Sebastian Zimmler, Bibiana Beglau
Overview
The thin line between happiness and disaster: Jakob cancels a business trip to New York City because he finds out his ex-girlfriend is coming to a party in Berlin on that day: 9/11/2001. His friend Hans goes to the US instead.

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Directed by
Florian Hoffmeister
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julia Jentsch, Sebastian Zimmler, Bibiana Beglau
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • guilt
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Florian Hoffmeister
Written by
Mona Kino
Starring
Julia Jentsch, Sebastian Zimmler, Bibiana Beglau, Gina Bellman, Raffiella Chapman, Ronald Pickup, Guy Burnet, Ole Lagerpusch
Music
Adrian Corker
Cinematography
Robert Binnall
Runtime
101 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, English

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