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We Were Just Playing

2018 · 86 min

A quiet, observant summer drama about two lonely boys circling each other, carrying an undercurrent of sadness beneath its gentle surface.

Overview
Two boys from different worlds. Of all possible times, the start of summer vacation is when 10-year-old Jona has to move away from Berlin to the German-Czech border with his mother and new stepfather. He's lonely and angry as he inspects his new surroundings. Across the border, he meets Miro, a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy. Jona is fascinated by the confident but taciturn boy, only slowly discovering the fate that's hidden behind Miro's grown-up façade.

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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
    • friendship
    • isolation
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Ann-Kristin Reyels
    Written by
    Katrin Milhahn, Antonia Rothe-Liermann
    Starring
    Silke Bodenbender, Godehard Giese, Finn-Henry Reyels, Roman Bkhavnani, Alexandru Cirneala, Mercedes Müller, Max Ruhbaum, Till Schmidt
    Runtime
    86 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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