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Seen it?2013 | 225 min | Drama, History
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (70 on Metacritic), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Nuremberg, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 45 min.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Follow-up to the TV trilogy “Heimat”, this time for cinemas, set again in the fictional village Schabbach in the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Edgar Reitz
- Jan Dieter SchneiderJakob Simon
- Antonia BillJettchen Niem
- Maximilian ScheidtGustav Simon
- Marita BreuerMargarethe Simon
- Rüdiger KrieseJohann Simon
- Philine LembeckFlorinchen Morsch
- Mélanie FouchéLena Zeitz
- Eva ZeidlerHedwig Simon
- Reinhard PaulusUnkel
- Barbara PhilippFrau Niem