Sometime in August (2009)

Original title

Mitte Ende August

Directed by

Sebastian Schipper

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A happy married couple living in the countryside face strain when they host a visit from the husband's brother and the wife's goddaughter.

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What happens

Sometime in August (German: Mitte Ende August) is a 2009 German drama film directed by Sebastian Schipper, starring Marie Bäumer, Milan Peschel, André Hennicke and Anna Brüggemann. It tells the story of Thomas and Hanna, a happily married couple settled on the countryside, whose relationship is challenged when they are visited by Tomas' brother and Hanna's goddaughter. The film is loosely based on the 1809 novel Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The film premiered in the Forum section of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. It won the Grand Prix at the Cabourg Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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