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I Was at Home, But … (2019)

I Was at Home, But … poster
Original title
Ich war zuhause, aber
Directed by
Angela Schanelec
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
6
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles to reconnect after a young boy goes missing for a week and then returns. The story follows the mother as she tries to make sense of her son's silence and her own grief.

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What happens

I Was at Home, But (German: Ich war zuhause, aber) is a 2019 German-Serbian drama film directed by Angela Schanelec. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Director. The film also competed at the 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, where Schanelec was awarded with the Silver Ástor for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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