SummaryEast Germany. Summer, late 70’s. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij’s apparent death, Nelly Senff (Jördis Triebel) decides to escape from behind the Berlin Wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past sta... Read More
Directed By:Christian Schwochow
Written By:Heide Schwochow, Julia Franck
West
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Jun 8, 2015
80
Triebel is an outstanding presence in this slow-burning thriller, which continues to smoulder long after the credits roll.
Nov 4, 2014
80
Schwochow's intimate, handheld camerawork often feels like surveillance, which transforms mundane events into the menacing moments of a psychological thriller.
Nov 3, 2014
75
Christian Schwochow's film is a tense psychological slow burn, putting us in the muddled headspace of its protagonist as she gradually comes unglued.
Nov 6, 2014
50
West, for all its intensity, becomes too bogged down in detail to be as strong as it might have been.
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Production Company:
- ö Filmproduktion
- Zero One Film
- Terz Filmproduktion
- Senator Film Produktion
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
- Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)
- ARTE
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)
- Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Release Date:Nov 7, 2014
Duration:1 h 42 m
Rating:R
Tagline:She Can See Her Future, But Can't Escape Her Past
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Awards
Montréal World Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
German Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Festival of German Film
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
