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Look Who's Back

Movie · 2015 · 116 min

A biting satire that mixes improvised encounters with scripted absurdity, making you laugh while unsettling you with its timely warning.

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2015 film directed by David Wnendt
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Year
2015
Runtime
116 min
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • power
  • identity
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
David Wnendt
Written by
David Wnendt, Ingrid Lausund
Starring
Geert Wilders, Katja Riemann, Oliver Masucci, Michael Ostrowski, Micaela Schäfer, Fabian Busch, Christoph Maria Herbst, Nina Proll
Music
Enis Rotthoff
Cinematography
Hanno Lentz
Runtime
116 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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