The Inheritors (1998)

Original title

Die Siebtelbauern

Directed by

Stefan Ruzowitzky

Genre

drama film, Heimatfilm

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In rural Austria in the 1930s, a group of poor farm laborers inherit a piece of land from their deceased employer. They try to work the land together as a cooperative, which puts them in conflict with the local wealthy farmers and authorities.

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What happens

The Inheritors (original German title Die Siebtelbauern 'The Seventh-Part Farmers') is a 1998 Austrian-German film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It stars Simon Schwarz and Sophie Rois and has won numerous awards. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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