Sleeping Sickness (2011)

Original title

Schlafkrankheit

Directed by

Ulrich Köhler

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

6

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German doctor in Cameroon deals with personal and professional struggles while working on a sleeping sickness treatment project. His wife wants to return to Europe, creating tension in their marriage.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakcontemplativerestrainedatmosphericmeditativeemotionally distantgrounded

What happens

Sleeping Sickness (German: Schlafkrankheit) is a 2011 German drama film, directed by Ulrich Köhler. It premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, where Köhler won the Silver Bear for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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