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Naomi's Journey

2017 · 96 min

A quiet, somber procedural of mourning and legal process, watching a young woman carry grief across borders into a cold courtroom.

Directed by
Frieder Schlaich
Genres
Drama
Starring
Scarlett Jaimes, Liliana Trujillo, Citlali Huezo
Overview
Twenty-year old Naomi lives a simple life with her younger siblings in Peru. Only her big sister seems to live a life of fortune, being married in Germany. But now she is dead, murdered by her German husband. Stunned by the news, Naomi can’t imagine accompanying her mother to Germany, the land of the crime. But then she changes her mind, becomes a joint plaintiff, and takes part in the trial in Berlin.

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Directed by
Frieder Schlaich
Genres
Drama
Starring
Scarlett Jaimes, Liliana Trujillo, Citlali Huezo
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • justice
    • family
    • betrayal
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Frieder Schlaich
    Written by
    Claudia Schaefer
    Starring
    Scarlett Jaimes, Liliana Trujillo, Citlali Huezo, Michael Rothbart, Undine Weyers, Martin Mrosk, David Garzòn Bardua, Daniel Hinojo
    Cinematography
    Micaela Cajahuaringa
    Runtime
    96 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German, Spanish

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