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Willenbrock

  • 20052005
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
526
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Willenbrock (2005)
  • Drama
  • Crime
Bernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small but successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-Communist society. A sympathetic wife, a ni... Read allBernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small but successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-Communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house in the country--these are the attributes of material success... Read allBernd Willenbrock is a car dealer at Magdeburg, East Germany, a small but successful and well-reputed businessman who has made his way in the post-Communist society. A sympathetic wife, a nice house, a fast car, a house in the country--these are the attributes of material success that count for Willenbrock. Then, things slowly begin to move into a different direction:... Read all
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526
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  • Director
    • Andreas Dresen
  • Writers
    • Christoph Hein(novel)
    • Laila Stieler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Axel Prahl
    • Inka Friedrich
    • Anne Ratte-Polle
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  • Director
    • Andreas Dresen
  • Writers
    • Christoph Hein(novel)
    • Laila Stieler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Axel Prahl
    • Inka Friedrich
    • Anne Ratte-Polle
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    • 1User review
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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    Axel Prahl
    • Bernd Willenbrock
    Inka Friedrich
    Inka Friedrich
    • Susanne Willenbrock
    Anne Ratte-Polle
    Anne Ratte-Polle
    • Anna
    Dagmar Manzel
    • Vera
    Christian Grashof
    • Maler Waldersee
    Andrzej Szopa
    • Jurek
    Tilo Prückner
    Tilo Prückner
    • Fritz
    Wladimir Tarasjanz
    • Krylow
    Margit Bendokat
    Margit Bendokat
    • Frau Friedrich
    Michael Gerber
    • Herr Friedrich
    Ursula Werner
    Ursula Werner
    • Kommissarin
    Hans Kremer
    • Staatsanwalt
    Anton Levit
    • Victor
    • (as Anton Lewit)
    Andrea Brose
    • Polizeimeisterin Holzapfel
    Tobias Lehmann
    • Kommissar
    Jörg Seyer
    • Eberhard
    Peter Prager
    Peter Prager
    • Makler
    Marco Bahr
    • Polizist #1
    • Director
      • Andreas Dresen
    • Writers
      • Christoph Hein(novel)
      • Laila Stieler(screenplay)
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      References Tatort: Taxi nach Leipzig (1970)

    User reviews1

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    8/10
    An East German Mike Leigh?
    Andreas Dresen's precise touch for achingly realistic East German drama doesn't fail in "Willenbrock". Magdeburg's urban scenery is modern and cold, the characters are hopelessly human, the situations and dialogs are sadly comic at times, and suspense is everywhere.

    Axel Prahl (again!) and Inka Friedrich shine effortlessly as the well adapted well-off couple, with all their little and not so little troubles and secrets. Lovely, if it weren't a bit depressing.

    After the touching "Halbe Treppe", "Willenbrock" is another hint that Andreas Dresen might just become an East German Mike Leigh. Concerned with small town real people, not always consistent in story and quality, but true to reality and always trusting his actors, which he chooses wisely.
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    • Mar 19, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2005 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site at UFA.de
    • Languages
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Вилленброк
    • Filming locations
      • Havelberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
    • Production companies
      • ARTE
      • MDR
      • Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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