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Before Dawn (2016)

Before Dawn poster
Original title
Vor der Morgenröte
Directed by
Maria Schrader
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
Germany, France, Austria
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
6
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 79 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows the exiled Austrian writer Stefan Zweig during the 1930s and 1940s as he travels the world after fleeing Nazi Europe. It shows his struggle to keep writing while witnessing the rise of fascism and his growing despair about the future.

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What happens

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (German: Vor der Morgenröte) is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film directed and co-written by Maria Schrader. It was listed as one of eight films that could be the German submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. However, it was later chosen as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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