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A Thousand Lines (2022)

A Thousand Lines poster
Original title
Tausend Zeilen
Directed by
Michael Herbig
Genre
comedy
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A journalist notices his coworker's reporting has inconsistencies. When his bosses ignore him, he tries to prove the deception using his own journalistic skills.

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What happens

A Thousand Lines (German: Tausend Zeilen) is a 2022 German satirical biographical drama film directed by Michael "Bully" Herbig. It stars Elyas M'Barek as a journalist who notices inconsistencies in his coworker's reporting. When management dismisses his suspicions as jealousy, he sets out to expose his colleague using journalistic means. The film is based on the 2019 book Tausend Zeilen Lüge by Juan Moreno, which centers on the case of former Der Spiegel journalist Claas Relotius. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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