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Unerreichbare Nähe

1984 · 93 min

A quiet, emotionally intense chamber piece that draws you into the fragile intimacy between two women with unflinching honesty.

Directed by: Dagmar Hirtz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kathrin Ackermann, Klaus Grünberg, Brigitte Karner

Overview: Story of the relationship between two women. Ines, a successful career woman, and Monika, whom Ines takes in after she has attempted suicide.

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Directed by: Dagmar Hirtz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kathrin Ackermann, Klaus Grünberg, Brigitte Karner

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
trauma
healing
friendship
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Dagmar Hirtz
Written by: Margarethe von Trotta, Dagmar Hirtz
Starring: Kathrin Ackermann, Klaus Grünberg, Brigitte Karner, Loni von Friedl, Benjamin Hembus, Herta Schwarz, Ingeborg Nees
Cinematography: Dietrich Lohmann
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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