The Days Between (2001)

Lynn (22) lives with her brother in Berlin. There she enjoys the advantages of family life, without really feeling involved in it. She does not have any precise aim in life, but manages to ... See full summary »

Director:

Maria Speth

Writer:

Maria Speth

Stars:

Sabine Timoteo, Hiroki Mano, Florian Müller-Mohrungen

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sabine Timoteo	...	Lynn
Hiroki Mano	...	Koji
Florian Müller-Mohrungen	...	David
Sabina Riedel	...	Marie
Nicole Marischka	...	Antonia
Kim Andrzejewski	...	Lilly
Guntram Brattia	...	Wilma
Panterra	...	Tänzerin
Dieter Dost	...	Melonenmann
Takako Watanabe	...	Sprachschüler
Rainer Reiners	...	Kantinengast
Sung Jun Ko	...	Kojis Mitbewohner
Yoichi	...	Kojis Freund
Ayumu	...	Kojis Freund
Mai	...	Kojis Freund

Storyline

Lynn (22) lives with her brother in Berlin. There she enjoys the advantages of family life, without really feeling involved in it. She does not have any precise aim in life, but manages to awaken the interest of many people with her direct and spontaneous character. Her boyfriend David is very different: he is entirely engrossed in his very disciplined swimming training for the world championships. David does not intend to allow himself to be distracted by the complicating factors of a relationship with Lynn. When Lynn, working behind the till of restaurant, meets the Japanese student Koji, everything gets more complicated. They can't exchange many words, but it is soon clear that their moments together mean a lot to both of them.

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Plot Keywords:

vomiting | f rated | sign language | deaf and dumb | female pubic hair | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English Japanese

Release Date:

15 November 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Dagarna emellan

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf', November Film, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A good effort, but just too slow

This is a German movie about a young girl living meeting a Japanese student and falling in love. They live in a big city (I'd guess Berlin) and ride around on their bikes drinking beer and booze. That's actually all there is to the plot, although not all there is to the movie. This movie is unfortunately a little too thin. On one hand, it features good actors and tells the story almost without dialogue - an art few directors practice these days. The Japanese student sucks at German, so the two lovebirds don't really speak much to each other, but still they communicate, and that's what's so interesting to see. But then on the other hand, the movie's very slow. Almost every scene is drawn out, and I don't really understand why. In my opinion, it just stretches the movie out too much. Since there is very little dialogue and no story, all these long scenes often get tedious and boring. This is an honorable attempt to make a really good movie, but I'm not impressed.