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Stufe Drei

2013

A quiet, wry character piece that finds gentle humour and discomfort in awkward encounters, leaving you thoughtful about who is really helping whom.

Overview
Maik just wants to get through his community service hours at the home for the disabled as quickly as possible. But he soon starts to wonder who really needs the support here - he himself, the disabled, or maybe even the social workers?

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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
    • identity
    • isolation
    • friendship
    • class
    • family
    Places
    • workplace
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Nathan Nill
    Written by
    Lena Krumkamp
    Languages
    German

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