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Fatherland

1992 · 89 min

A quiet, downbeat character study that drifts through a changed city, leaving you with a lingering sense of displacement and quiet loss.

Directed by
Uli M Schüppel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Olivier Picot, Heidrun Bartholomäus, Mirosław Baka
Overview
It is shortly after the fall of the Wall and Kadir is released from an East Berlin psychiatric clinic. Resolved to begin life over again in Germany, he soon has to accept that there is no longer a place for him.

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Directed by
Uli M Schüppel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Olivier Picot, Heidrun Bartholomäus, Mirosław Baka
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • freedom
    • memory
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Uli M Schüppel
    Written by
    Uli M Schüppel
    Starring
    Olivier Picot, Heidrun Bartholomäus, Mirosław Baka, Alexander Hacke, Ferdinand Potel, Cristin König, Thomas Werrlich, Meriam Abbas
    Music
    Mick Harvey, Alexander Hacke
    Cinematography
    Ciro Cappellari
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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