October November ( Oktober November )

October November (DVD) (*)

~~$25.99~~ $22.98

Original Title: Oktober November
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min + 9 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Götz Spielmann

Written By:
Götz Spielmann

Actors:
Nora von Waldstätten ..... Sonja
Peter Simonischek ..... Vater
Sebastian Koch ..... Andreas
Johannes Zeiler ..... Michael
Andreas Ressl ..... Hannes
Sebastian Hülk ..... Jan
Samuel Finzi ..... David
Judith Engel ..... Davids Ehefrau
Jörn Hentschel ..... Taxifahrer
Claudia Martini ..... Sonja's Fan
Ursula Strauss ..... Verena
Wolfgang Zarnack ..... Regisseur
Brigitte Zeh ..... Regieassistentin

Synopsis:

Successful actress returns to her family home in rural Austria to visit her ailing father and her sister who spent her whole life taking care of him and her family. The reunion is marked by jealousy, introspection and a secret.

In a small village in the Austrian Alps there is a hotel, now no longer in use. Many years ago, when people still took summer vacations in such places, it was a thriving business. Two sisters grew up here.
Sonja now lives in Berlin. She has become an actress, very successful, a TV star. She made a career for herself very quickly: she is still only in her early 30s. She has achieved a lot in this short time - but something seems to be missing from her life. She keeps a distance from people, as if protecting herself in this way. She goes through phases of sadness. Apart from her work and her professional attitude towards it, she always seems a little lost. Homeless. Her sister Verena, who is a little older, has never left the village. After their mother died in an accident she, her husband and her little boy moved into the former hotel, which is much too big for them. But Verena's needs are not as modest as this may suggest. A secret affair with the local doctor brings out a passionate discontent in her, a longing for a different life. The father of the two sisters also still lives in the former hotel. Still a patriarch, he has grown old and surly. His wife is dead, the hotel out of business. It's autumn, a beautiful October, and the leaves on the trees behind the house are richly coloured. Then a major heart attack brings him close to death. He survives, but from now on he is a sick man. And for Sonja it is high time to visit her family once again, and the scenes of her childhood.

A family reunion at a mountainside retreat opens old wounds and reveals hidden secrets.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 19 May, 2015.

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