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Halbe Stunden

Nicolas Wackerbarth | Germany | 2006 | 21' | | IFFR 2008

A woman is alone for a day in her house. Hardly anything happens. Thanks to the real-time long shots and the minimal plot, a hypnotic space is created in which we get to see what one normally never sees. It could be a Haneke-like thriller.

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Film details

Country of production
Germany
Year
2006
Festival edition
IFFR 2008
Length
21"
Medium/Format
35mm

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