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Sex, Pity and Loneliness (2017)

Sex, Pity and Loneliness poster
Original title
Einsamkeit und Sex und Mitleid
Directed by
Lars Montag
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German man wanders through his life feeling disconnected from others. He seeks comfort in brief sexual encounters, but finds that they only deepen his emotional isolation. The film follows his quiet struggle with loneliness and the fleeting nature of human connection.

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What happens

Einsamkeit und Sex und Mitleid ist ein deutscher Film mit Elementen aus Drama und Komödie aus dem Jahr 2017. Der Film ist eine Umsetzung des gleichnamigen Romans von Helmut Krausser, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb. Regie führte Lars Montag. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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