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Quiet Freedom

2022 · 88 min

A quiet, heavy domestic drama about illness and stubborn love, watched with the patience of real life.

Directed by
Wendla Nölle
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dagmar Manzel, Rolf Lassgård, Anna Blomeier
Overview
Erik, recently retired, is looking forward to some post-work adventure and to enjoy his family. These plans are thrown into doubt as the harsh reality of his wife Juditha’s accelerating illness causes his own health to deteriorate. Juditha refuses to accept any outside help as Erik buckles under the pressure.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Wendla Nölle
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dagmar Manzel, Rolf Lassgård, Anna Blomeier
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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
    • aging
    • family
    • parenthood
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Wendla Nölle
    Written by
    Greta Lorez
    Starring
    Dagmar Manzel, Rolf Lassgård, Anna Blomeier, Wolfram Koch, Catrin Striebeck, Stephan Schad, Angelika Thomas, Sebastian Jakob Doppelbauer
    Cinematography
    Nikolai von Graevenitz
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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