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Der Mann von der Botschaft

  • 20062006
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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POPULARITY
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83,872
Burghart Klaußner and Lika Martinova in Der Mann von der Botschaft (2006)
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Herbert is a German embassy official in Georgia. He lives an inane life until he meets twelve-year-old girl Sashka who makes him laugh and feel responsibility. Soon he is in trouble because ... Read allHerbert is a German embassy official in Georgia. He lives an inane life until he meets twelve-year-old girl Sashka who makes him laugh and feel responsibility. Soon he is in trouble because he is suspected of pedophilia, meets corrupt policemen, burglars and violent people.Herbert is a German embassy official in Georgia. He lives an inane life until he meets twelve-year-old girl Sashka who makes him laugh and feel responsibility. Soon he is in trouble because he is suspected of pedophilia, meets corrupt policemen, burglars and violent people.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
117
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
234,372
83,872
  • Director
    • Dito Tsintsadze
  • Writers
    • Dito Tsintsadze(screenplay)
    • Zaza Rusadze(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Burghart Klaußner
    • Lika Martinova
    • Marika Giorgobiani
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  • Director
    • Dito Tsintsadze
  • Writers
    • Dito Tsintsadze(screenplay)
    • Zaza Rusadze(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Burghart Klaußner
    • Lika Martinova
    • Marika Giorgobiani
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    • 1User review
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Marika Giorgobiani at an event for Der Mann von der Botschaft (2006)
    Marika Giorgobiani at an event for Der Mann von der Botschaft (2006)
    Burghart Klaußner at an event for Der Mann von der Botschaft (2006)
    Burghart Klaußner at an event for Der Mann von der Botschaft (2006)
    Dito Tsintsadze at an event for Der Mann von der Botschaft (2006)
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    Burghart Klaußner
    Burghart Klaußner
    • Herbert Neumann
    Lika Martinova
    • Sashka
    Marika Giorgobiani
    Marika Giorgobiani
    • Nana
    Irm Hermann
    Irm Hermann
    • Frau Speck
    Roland Schäfer
    • Ambassador
    Dato Iashvili
    • Director
      • Dito Tsintsadze
    • Writers
      • Dito Tsintsadze(screenplay)
      • Zaza Rusadze(screenplay)
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    8/10
    Quiet film that gives deep look into life in Georgia and as a lonely foreigner
    I saw this at the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2007, and found it moving. Its depiction of life in Tbilisi, Georgia is pitch-perfect, with lots of convincing portrayals of all the conflicts that come up around emigration, access to bureaucracies, and the language barrier.

    The direction is just right: not heavy handed, but believably passionate and intense. The ensemble cast is excellent, and the two leads are convincingly inscrutable, and in different ways. There is lots of ambiguity, and viewers will have to reach their own opinions and conclusions about what's going on, but it's an ambiguity that grows naturally out of the story, not one that's forced onto the material for affect.

    The story will be too slow for some, but I thought it allowed time for subtle observations about all the ways people find to deal with unfamiliar situations. Bravo. It's great to see some of Georgia's great cinematic talent reaching US audiences.
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    • May 6, 2007

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 2007 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • Georgian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Man from the Embassy
    • Filming locations
      • Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Production companies
      • Sanguko Films
      • Tatfilm
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,006
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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