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Escapade

1980 · 85 min

A quiet, emotionally charged domestic drama that slowly tightens around a family's buried past.

Overview: Edith and Wolfgang have led a fairly harmonious family life for many years, together with their son Danilo. Edith has long since got over Wolfgang's infidelity twelve years ago, which resulted in a daughter. Every now and then he visits 12-year-old Sandra, simply fulfilling his fatherly duties. But suddenly the girl appears at the door.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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: family
betrayal
parenthood
identity
healing
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Evelyn Schmidt
Written by: Regina Weicker, Evelyn Schmidt, Hans-Jürgen Kruse
Starring: Renate Geißler, Uwe Zerbe, Renate von Wangenheim, Henry Hübchen, Horst Rehberg, Tobias Zander, Karin Beewen, Ursula Braun
Cinematography: Hans-Jürgen Kruse
Runtime: 85 min
Country: East Germany
Languages: German

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