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Plot

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

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 6.7/10 (1,571 voted)

Critic's Score: 55/100

Director:
Tom Tykwer

Stars: Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow

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

Cast:

Sophie Rois
–

Hanna

Sebastian Schipper
–

Simon

Devid Striesow
–

Adam

Annedore Kleist
–

Lotte

Angela Winkler
–

Hildegard

Alexander Hörbe
–

Dirk

Winnie Böwe
–

Petra

Hans-Uwe Bauer
–

Dr. Wissmer

Peter Benedict
–

Boninger

Georgette Dee
–

Schauspielerin im Theaterstück

Michael Dorn
–

Trauungsbeamter

Cedric Eich
–

Sven

Christopher Karl Hemeyer
–

Dr. Hubert Zimmer

(as Karl Hemeyer)

Hans Hohlbein
–

Taxifahrer

Senta Dorothea Kirschner
–

Katrin

Taglines:
Imagine the possibilities.

Details

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Release Date: 23 December 2010

Filming Locations: Berlin, Germany

Opening Weekend: $9,821
(USA)
(18 September 2011)
(4 Screens)

Gross: $59,774
(USA)
(18 December 2011)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Goofs:

Continuity:
During the break of the play, Adam joins Hanna outside. He brings 2 bottles of mineral water, hands one to Hanna and both take a sip while talking. Both bottles are already half-empty, presumably due to previous takes.

User Review

Sexual Utopia

Rating: 9/10


An extremely playful and sensitive, a very funny and very political
movie. The story of a couple falling in love with the same man serves
as a surface to discuss fundamental themes of our time: the biological
and the ethical side of human life, the determinist way we still see
our sexuality and gender, the ways in which we define our selves in a
time with shifting foundations, the chance of love in a society with
almost no boundaries. The extraordinary performance of the three main
characters meet a style of directing that is not afraid of
unconventional ideas, like for example a metaphorical dance scene in a
white space by Sasha Walz in the beginning or a short scene of a
sundown with funny music, which seams completely out of context, but is
instantly commented with a laughter in the audience. But aside from
being entertaining and intelligent, it also invokes a kind of sexual
utopia: it encourages us, to see our sexuality, our love, our gender
and ourselves in a more tolerant, open and free way.

This is, without a doubt, the best German movie i have seen in years.