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3

  • 20102010
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 59m
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6.7/10
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3 (2010)
A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.
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A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.A Berlin-set drama centered on a 40-something couple who, separately, fall in love with the same man.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
5.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tom Tykwer
  • Writer
    • Tom Tykwer
  • Stars
    • Sophie Rois
    • Sebastian Schipper
    • Devid Striesow
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tom Tykwer
  • Writer
    • Tom Tykwer
  • Stars
    • Sophie Rois
    • Sebastian Schipper
    • Devid Striesow
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 13 nominations

    Videos1

    US Version
    Trailer 1:50
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    Photos7

    Sebastian Schipper and Devid Striesow in 3 (2010)
    Sophie Rois and Devid Striesow in 3 (2010)
    Sophie Rois and Sebastian Schipper in 3 (2010)
    Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, and Devid Striesow in 3 (2010)
    Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, and Devid Striesow in 3 (2010)
    Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, and Devid Striesow in 3 (2010)

    Top cast

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    Sophie Rois
    Sophie Rois
    • Hanna
    Sebastian Schipper
    Sebastian Schipper
    • Simon
    Devid Striesow
    Devid Striesow
    • Adam
    Angela Winkler
    Angela Winkler
    • Hildegard
    Annedore Kleist
    • Lotte
    Alexander Hörbe
    Alexander Hörbe
    • Dirk
    Winnie Böwe
    Winnie Böwe
    • Petra
    Hans-Uwe Bauer
    • Dr. Wissmer
    Carina Wiese
    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
    Maria Hartmann
    Maria Hartmann
    • Sylvia
    Christina Große
    • Simone
    Hannes Wegener
    Hannes Wegener
    • Jens
    • Director
      • Tom Tykwer
    • Writer
      • Tom Tykwer
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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

    • Connections
      Featured in It's Consuming Me (2012)

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    "HOT TRIANGLE" doesn't begin to describe this......
    .....strangely philosophical and sometimes wondrous take on the Lives & Loves of men and women in today's world. BUT, hold on a sec...hasn't the behavior being shown to us likely EVER been so....even in humankind's earliest days, in the dark protectiveness of caves? ....Well, whether that is the case or not--right now--today, a most perceptive Director of Film (Tom Tykwer) is giving us a stripped bare view into the lives of 2 Men and 1 Woman....the "3" making up this proverbial TRIANGLE. So, Dear Viewer, you need only sit back...relax...then watch and see: ....Their discovery, first, of love with one another---then, finally, their reaching a loving-union of the "3".

    I cannot tell you that the Male-Female Hook-up (can we call it "illicit") being shown us is any differently played out than in 100s of movie stories which have come before. BUT...on the other hand, and strikingly so...it is in the Male / Male "Connection" where you will find the Difference in this film. For in a mainstream production such as this, rarely will you ever see shown Physically Realistic (and Tender) lovemaking between 2 men....presented in such a forthright manner. Devid Striesow ("Adam") and Sebastian Schipper ("Simon") absolutely "ZING" in their scenes together. The word, Hot, does not describe it; though if written as HOT, perhaps it begins to do so. (WORD OF ADVICE: Director Tykwer's use of "split screen" techniques throughout, sometimes showing 4 to 6 activities occurring in one scene/shot, makes some of the "HOT actions" a bit difficult to follow and fully enjoy. Better you watch on video....rather than in the theater.)

    As to this movie's performers and their abilities, these "3" actors are highly competent and experienced (extensive film histories)....though perhaps not at the level of paparazzi-pursued, top tier German celebs. YET, what they truly give to us is BELIEVABILITY....bringing viewers to the point of SUDDENLY realizing their characters' origin: ....Perhaps from Earth's First Garden---but here, in our world today, we are being given a "Hanna"....a "Simon"....and, most especially, "The Enticer". So, this Enticer; what can be said about him? Well, maybe just this, Reader Mine: ....When your self-image is at its lowest...and your need to be desired is at its highest.....just stop and look around you. HE's out there, close by....waiting, waiting to enfold you in Tenderness and Excitement. Waiting to make the rest of your life its Happiest.

    I'll say Goodbye to you now...upon leaving this Garden of "3". And concede that this story may contain instances of over-dramatized familial and midlife crises---not to mention startling images of a male medical procedure. Nevertheless, this is a work which I will be re-watching on a somewhat regular basis---concentrating on the Male / Male action, of course. (Uh..oh).

    PS: For those interested, see the excellent Devid Striesow in the very good and "gay-tinged" 2004 film production: "BEFORE THE FALL". That is, IF you can find it available as a rental; used DVD copies are going for a high price. Oh, and for something very "different"...but very well done (in a "straight" love story mode), try Tykwer's 2002 "HEAVEN" (Cate Blanchett). You, likely, will not be sorry.

    ****
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 2010 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Three
    • Filming locations
      • Germany
    • Production companies
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
      • ARD Degeto Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $59,954
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,821
      • Sep 18, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,484,446
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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