The Coming Days (2010)

In the near future the dreams of three adult siblings living in Germany are fractured by difficult romantic relationships and the unwitting involvement with an underground organization ... See full summary »

Director:

Lars Kraume

Writer:

Lars Kraume (screenplay)

Stars:

Bernadette Heerwagen, Daniel Brühl, August Diehl

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bernadette Heerwagen	...	Laura Kuper
Daniel Brühl	...	Hans Krämer
August Diehl	...	Konstantin Richter
Johanna Wokalek	...	Cecilia Kuper
Ernst Stötzner	...	Walter Kuper
Susanne Lothar	...	Martha Kuper
Vincent Redetzki	...	Philip Kuper
Mehdi Nebbou	...	Vincent
Jürgen Vogel	...	Melzer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Abendroth	...	Förster
Numan Acar	...	Botschafter
Sebastian Blomberg	...	Arkadendemonstrant
Tina Engel	...	Oberärztin
Lisa Hagmeister	...	Linda Mey
Teresa Harder	...	Eva

Storyline

In the near future the dreams of three adult siblings living in Germany are fractured by difficult romantic relationships and the unwitting involvement with an underground organization through a growing worldwide panic over the few remaining oil fields in Asia.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | planting a bomb | power cut | vision of the future | threesome | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Bring mich nach Hause
Written by Judith Holofernes
Performed by Wir Sind Helden

User Reviews

Interesting, disturbing, realistic

This is not your typical sci-fi glimpse-of-the-future movie. No gleaming humanoid robots, no laser beams, no problems solved. Instead, this movie tries to portray the next ten years in terms that may be familiar to you if you are interested in "doomer" literature and movies. If not, get ready for a rough ride: resource depletion and consequent resource wars along with overpopulation and people seeking shelter in seemingly more secure countries (in this case, Germany) makes for an explosive mixture, witnessed through the eyes of various people. Some of them play an active part in what unfolds, others are mere onlookers and, sometimes, victims.

The future still brings some technological advancement, albeit in smaller scale than say, the ultimate AI or above-mentioned robots. Instead, they are shown only in passing, which makes them even more impressive: automated traffic that doesn't stop at intersections, e-newspaper and a small garden for growing pepper under the kitchen counter. All of this in contrast with a city falling rapidly apart, trash flooding the streets, all lawns used for camping by immigrants and other homeless people.

Highly recommended, especially if you like movies like "Children of Men". The only (small) drawback for me was that this one here is too strongly focused on the individual tragedies, and maybe too many of them to give the greater political image some space to unfold. It certainly is there, but much more is implied than actively said or done. Nevertheless, it is excellently done, well-acted and may give you some food for thought.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site at UFA.de

Country:

Germany

Language:

German French Italian Danish Spanish English

Release Date:

4 November 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Coming Days

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR6,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$492,376

Company Credits

Production Co:

Badlands Film, UFA Fiction, Dream Team Filmproduction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (as srd)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1