Western (2017)

Directed by

Valeska Grisebach

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Bulgaria, Germany, Austria

Runtime

2h

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German construction worker joins a crew building a hydro project in a remote Bulgarian village. His attempts to connect with locals create friction and expose cultural differences.

slow-burnunderstatedtensemelancholicobservationalalienatingatmosphericmoody

What happens

Western is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film written, produced, and directed by Valeska Grisebach. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film has been well received by critics. The film stars Meinhard Neumann in his first acting role as a German construction worker in Bulgaria who finds himself in the middle of a culture clash with the locals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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