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Der Spalter

2022 · 87 min

A light, talky comedy of manners where social friction at a party escalates into petty scheming and quiet retaliation.

Directed by
Susanna Salonen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Axel Stein, Marlene Morreis, Fabian Busch
Overview
Four neighbors, one boss, and a fateful party. The harmony between the friendly couples Bianca/Oliver and Dila/Simon is put in danger when Oliver's boss Lars invites himself to a barbecue party. With dangerous charm and amusing intrepidity, Lars pushes the situation to such an extent that the two couples begin to question the foundations of their lives and fall into actionism. Until the pressure turns into counter-pressure and Lars himself becomes a target.

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Directed by
Susanna Salonen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Axel Stein, Marlene Morreis, Fabian Busch
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • friendship
    • class
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Susanna Salonen
    Starring
    Axel Stein, Marlene Morreis, Fabian Busch, Susana Abdulmajid, Sebastian Schwarz, Paul Sundheim, Alexander Wipprecht, Levi Busch
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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