Underplayed Gems

The Inheritors (1998)

The Inheritors poster
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
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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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