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Lulaland

2009 · 16 min

A quiet, uneasy short that lets a buried family secret surface through a child's innocent storytelling.

Directed by
Jan Hellstern
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matthias Deutelmoser, Lea Müller, Judy Winter
Overview
Marlene watches her granddaughter Lara telling her doll the story of "Lulaland." A frightening but yet not unknown place for Marlene. Desperately Marlene tries to find out how Lara found out about a family secret that was hidden for more than 30 years.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jan Hellstern
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matthias Deutelmoser, Lea Müller, Judy Winter
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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
    • family
    • memory
    • guilt
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jan Hellstern
    Written by
    Jan Hellstern, Yvonne Görlach
    Starring
    Matthias Deutelmoser, Lea Müller, Judy Winter
    Cinematography
    Volker Schellbach
    Runtime
    16 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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