Before Dawn (2016)

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

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.

contemplativepoignantreflectiveslow-pacedmelancholicintimatesomberbittersweetelegiac

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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