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Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst

2018 · 101 min

A sober, diary-driven documentary that immerses you in 1970s political paranoia and the quiet toll it takes on a family.

Overview
West Germany in the 1970s. Many artists, journalists and intellectuals were branded as sympathizers of Baader-Meinhof's left-wing terrorism. The parents of the director, too: Margarethe von Trotta and his stepfather, Volker Schlöndorff. With extensive archive materials and film clips as well as Margarethe von Trotta's private diaries the film portrays one German family and the society of the time.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • family
  • betrayal
  • freedom
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Felix Moeller
Written by
Felix Moeller
Starring
Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Peter Schneider, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, René Böll, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Christof Wackernagel, Karl-Heinz Dellwo
Runtime
101 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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