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Bis zur Wahrheit

2024 · 90 min

A sober, uncomfortable chamber drama that sits with a woman's trauma while friendships and loyalties quietly fracture around her.

Directed by
Saralisa Volm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maria Furtwängler, Pasquale Aleardi, Uwe Preuss
Overview
Martina is a successful neurosurgeon, happily married and mother of a pubescent daughter. She has everything under control - until she is raped by Mischa, the son of her best friend Jutta and her husband Torsten, while on a joint family vacation. When Martina's husband Andi tells her friends about it, Martina has to face not only her trauma, but also the reactions and opinions of others.

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Directed by
Saralisa Volm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maria Furtwängler, Pasquale Aleardi, Uwe Preuss
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Saralisa Volm
Written by
Lena Fakler
Starring
Maria Furtwängler, Pasquale Aleardi, Uwe Preuss, Damian Hardung, Margarita Broich, Luna Winter, Melanie Adler, Jogi Kaiser
Cinematography
Roland Stuprich
Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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