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A film by Thomas Arslan, Germany, 2007, 91 min.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles.
Summer, sun, vacation, a distant country house in Uckermack, north of Berlin; a family picture that breaks into pieces. The mother is sick of the lonely countryside life. The daughter’s marriage is nearly over. The teenage son has his first disagreement with his girlfriend. The grandmother falls severely ill. Dramatic events that infiltrate furtively.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Thomas Arslan was born in Braunschweig, in 1962. He studied German language, literature and history in Munich, after which he went to Berlin to study at the dffb from 1986-92. He has since become a screenwriter and filmmaker. He made the feature films: Aus der Ferne (2006), Der schöne Tag (2001), Dealer (1999), Geschwister (1997) and Mach die Musik leiser (1994).
A film by Thomas Arslan, Germany, 2007, 91 min.
Original version with Portuguese subtitles.
Summer, sun, vacation, a distant country house in Uckermack, north of Berlin; a family picture that breaks into pieces. The mother is sick of the lonely countryside life. The daughter’s marriage is nearly over. The teenage son has his first disagreement with his girlfriend. The grandmother falls severely ill. Dramatic events that infiltrate furtively.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Thomas Arslan was born in Braunschweig, in 1962. He studied German language, literature and history in Munich, after which he went to Berlin to study at the dffb from 1986-92. He has since become a screenwriter and filmmaker. He made the feature films: Aus der Ferne (2006), Der schöne Tag (2001), Dealer (1999), Geschwister (1997) and Mach die Musik leiser (1994).