3 (2010)

A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.

Director:

Tom Tykwer

Writer:

Tom Tykwer

Stars:

Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow

8 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophie Rois	...	Hanna
Sebastian Schipper	...	Simon
Devid Striesow	...	Adam
Angela Winkler	...	Hildegard
Annedore Kleist	...	Lotte
Alexander Hörbe	...	Dirk
Winnie Böwe	...	Petra
Hans-Uwe Bauer	...	Dr. Wissmer
Carina Wiese	...	Schwester Ruth
Dominique Chiout	...	Clara
Marita Hueber	...	Martha
Michael Gerber	...	Vorsitzender Ethikrat
Thomas Neumann	...	Wissenschaftler Ethikrat
Cornelius Schwalm	...	Volker Müller
Edgar M. Böhlke	...	Simons Vater

Storyline

A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.

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Plot Keywords:

homosexual relationship | homosexual subtext | male female relationship | romantic triangle | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Imagine the possibilities.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam is reading an ebook of Herman Melville's Moby Dick when he's in the bus.

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Goofs

Simon has his hair cropped right after diagnosis before any chemo without even leaving the hospital. Then, his hair has still the same length when Hannas womb has considerably increased.

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Quotes

Simon: I don't know how this usually works.
Adam: What?
Simon: With the anonymity. Uhm... with gays. You know, I'm not gay. I mean, I wasn't gay, until now.
Adam: And now you think you are?
Simon: No idea. No. Yes. I don't know.
Adam: Don't worry too much.
Simon: It's not that easy.
Adam: It is. You just have to say goodbye.
Simon: To what?
Adam: To your deterministic understanding of biology.

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Connections

Featured in It's Consuming Me (2012)

User Reviews

Entertaining and profound menage-à-trois for adults

This one is a typical movie from Tom Tykwer, but one of his best. Is it constructed? Of course, it is fiction, paired with really good dialogue and performances. I don't know if it will be shown in English, but if you understand the language you should watch it in German. The movie is well crafted like one piece, everything fits perfectly together: the cinematography / the cutting, the music, the plot, the pace and the meaning. It has some scenes with black humour in it, but not too many. And although it deals with fundamental questions of life / death, relationships and sexual orientation, I left the cinema in an uplifted mood. Recommended for people who like Tom-Tykwer- or menage-à-trois-movies (e.g. "Threesome", "Jules and Jim").

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English

Release Date:

23 December 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

3

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,821, 18 September 2011

Gross USA:

$59,954

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,484,446

Company Credits

Production Co:

X-Filme Creative Pool, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), ARD Degeto Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1