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The White Sound (2001)

The White Sound poster
Original title
Das weisse Rauschen
Directed by
Hans Weingartner
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 62 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man in Cologne experiences the onset of a mental illness. The film follows his internal world and the transformation of his everyday reality.

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What happens

The White Sound (German: Das weisse Rauschen) is the directorial debut of Austrian director Hans Weingartner. Tobias Amann is the co-director and screenplay writer. The film was the idea of both students as part of a separate project at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. It stars Daniel Brühl. It premiered at Cinenova-Kino in Cologne-Ehrenfeld and appeared throughout German cinemas on 31 January 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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