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The Black Square (2021)

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Original title
Das schwarze Quadrat
Directed by
Peter Meister
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
12
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two art thieves steal a valuable black painting from a museum. Their heist goes wrong when they discover the painting has strange powers.

quirkylightheartedoffbeatplayfuldry humorbriskcerebralwry

What happens

Das Schwarze Quadrat ist eine deutsche Filmkomödie von Peter Meister aus dem Jahr 2021 mit Bernhard Schütz, Jacob Matschenz und Sandra Hüller. Die Premiere war am 26. Oktober 2021 als Eröffnungsfilm auf den Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen; am 25. November 2021 kam der Film in die deutschsprachigen Kinos. Die Fernsehpremiere erfolgte am 5. Mai 2023 im Abendprogramm von Arte. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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