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Directed by
Valeska Grisebach
Produced by Michel Merkt, Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, and Valeska Grisebach
Produced by Michel Merkt, Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, and Valeska Grisebach
Written by
Valeska Grisebach
With:
Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Syuleyman Alilov Letifov, Veneta Fragnova, Viara Borisova, Kevin Bashev, Aliosman Deliev, Momchil Sinanov, Robert Gawellek, Jens Klein, Waldemar Zang, Detlef Schaich, and Sascha Diener
Cinematography:
Bernhard Keller
Editing: Bettina Böhler
Editing: Bettina Böhler
Runtime:
121 min
Release Date: 24 August 2017
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 24 August 2017
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Valeska Grisebach’s quiet but tense drama about a group of German construction workers in the Bulgarian countryside who clash cultures with the local farmers is a subtle, naturalistic exploration of men at work, class resentments, and xenophobia.