Schweigeminute (2016)

A minute's silence is being observed in the grammar school of Hirtshafen, a small fishing town on the Baltic shore - in memory of Stella Petersen, the school's young English teacher. For ... See full summary »

Directors:

Thorsten Schmidt (as Thorsten M. Schmidt), Thorsten Schmidt

Writers:

André Georgi (screenplay), Claudia Kratochvil (screenplay)

Stars:

Julia Koschitz, Jonas Nay, Uwe Preuss

5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Julia Koschitz	...	Stella Petersen
Jonas Nay	...	Christian Voigt
Uwe Preuss	...	Wilhelm Voigt
Alexander Held	...	Rektor Block
Nina Petri	...	Jutta Voigt
Johannes Allmayer	...	Jürgen Kugler
Henny Reents	...	Frauke Bruns
Thure Lindhardt	...	Ulrik Quedens
Hermann Beyer	...	Johann Petersen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Florian Anderer	...	Arzt im Krankenhaus
Fabian Baecker	...	Wolfgang
Maximilian Gehrlinger
Morten Hauch-Fausbøll	...	(as Morten Hauch-Fausboell)
Jesse Inman
Klaus Manchen

Storyline

A minute's silence is being observed in the grammar school of Hirtshafen, a small fishing town on the Baltic shore - in memory of Stella Petersen, the school's young English teacher. For one of her students, however, Stella was more than a teacher: She was his first love. From 18-year-old Christian's point of view, we relive a magical summer affair between two young people that ends abruptly and tragically, but is transformed, through death, to immortality.

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Plot Keywords:

public nudity | topless female nudity | female nudity | beer festival | ambulance | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Germany Denmark

Language:

German

Release Date:

June 2016 (Germany)

Also Known As:

A Minute's Silence

Filming Locations:

Bornholm, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

MOOVIE,MOOVIE the art of entertainment GmbH,Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

User Reviews

Slow. Careful. Beautiful.

Julia Koschitz is a emotionally wounded woman coming back from London to her hometown, where she is hired to be an English teacher. A student of hers played by Jonas Nay falls in love with her and tries to make her love him back.

A classic story, well made and beautifully directed. I absolutely loved it! I haven't watched a movie this touching with so little in it. It's short, goes on point. Pretty much no stupidity or at least not as noticeable as in most movies.

The transition between the future and the past are so well done. The actors play is absolutely on point.

The protagonists never made me feel like they are not real people. The actors did amazing job at portraying a forbidden relationship in a conservative town.