A man attempting to escape occupied France falls in love with the wife of a dead author whose identity he has assumed.
Director:
Christian Petzold
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| Franz Rogowski | ... | Georg | |
| Paula Beer | ... | Marie | |
| Godehard Giese | ... | Richard | |
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Lilien Batman | ... | Driss |
| Maryam Zaree | ... | Melissa | |
| Barbara Auer | ... | Architect / Frau | |
| Matthias Brandt | ... | Barmann / Erzähler | |
| Sebastian Hülk | ... | Paul | |
| Emilie de Preissac | ... | Chambermaid in Paris Hotel | |
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Antoine Oppenheim | ... | Binnet |
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Ronald Kukulies | ||
| Justus von Dohnányi | ... | Conductor | |
| Alex Brendemühl | ... | Mexican Consul | |
| Trystan Pütter | ... | American Consul | |
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German troops are fast approaching Paris. Georg, a German refugee, escapes to Marseille in the nick of time. In his luggage, he carries the documents of an author, Weidel, who has taken his own life in fear of his persecutors. Those documents include a manuscript, letters and visa assurance from the Mexican embassy. Everything changes when Georg falls in love with the mysterious Marie. Is it devotion or calculation that has led her to share her life with a doctor, Richard, before journeying on in search of her husband? He's said to have surfaced in Marseille in possession of a Mexican visa for him and his wife. Written by AnonymusB
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refugee | marseille france | voice over narration | assumed identity | assuming identity of a dead person |Taglines:
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Performed by Talking Heads
Written by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison
(c) Index Music, Inc., WB Music Corp.
(p) 1985 Sire Records Company
Courtesy of Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & WARNER MUSIC Group Germany Holding GmbH, A Warner Music Group Company
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According to Christian Petzold, this movie is the last chapter of his trilogy called "Love in Times of Oppressive Systems". The trilogy also includes Barbara (2012) and Phoenix (2014). See more »Quotes
Georg: The next day he picked up Driss. That led him to one dusty fairground by the sea.See more »
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Road to NowherePerformed by Talking Heads
Written by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison
(c) Index Music, Inc., WB Music Corp.
(p) 1985 Sire Records Company
Courtesy of Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & WARNER MUSIC Group Germany Holding GmbH, A Warner Music Group Company
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Release Date:
1 March 2019 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$31,931, 3 March 2019Gross USA:
$815,290Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,012,747Company Credits
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This is an excellent, if somewhat heavy drama. Excellent acting. The plot obviously romanticised and, given the dystopian premise, unbelievable yet eminently relatable. A reverse WWII refugee story of love and self realisation.
I enjoyed it and certainly felt a note of anguish at refugee plights the world over.
A good movie!