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RUNTIME
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At 225 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
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Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
2013 3h 45m DE
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Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Jan Dieter Schneider
Jakob Simon
Antonia Bill
Jettchen Niem
Maximilian Scheidt
Gustav Simon
Marita Breuer
Margarethe Simon
Rüdiger Kriese
Johann Simon
Philine Lembeck
Florinchen Morsch
Mélanie Fouché
Lena Zeitz
Eva Zeidler
Hedwig Simon
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Edgar Reitz
- Writers
- Gert Heidenreich, Edgar Reitz
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany, France
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Edgar Reitz, shot by Gernot Roll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Michael Riessler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Uwe Klimmeck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jan Dieter Schneider and Antonia Bill and Maximilian Scheidt carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1998204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Edgar Reitz directs. Gernot Roll behind the camera. Michael Riessler scores. Uwe Klimmeck cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Germany, France. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1At 225 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.
- 4Directed by Edgar Reitz, shot by Gernot Roll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Michael Riessler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Uwe Klimmeck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jan Dieter Schneider and Antonia Bill and Maximilian Scheidt carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt1998204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gernot Roll
- Original score
- Michael Riessler
- Editing
- Uwe Klimmeck
- Production design
- Toni Gerg
- Costume design
- Esther Amuser
- Makeup / hair
- Nicole Stoewesand
- Runtime
- 225 min · 3h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 18A
Also by
Edgar Reitz
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- ER
ERF / Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion
DE
Les Films du Losange
FR
Key crew
- Co-ProducerMargaret Ménégoz
- ProducerChristian Reitz
- Makeup ArtistNicole Stoewesand
- Production DesignToni Gerg
- Art DirectionHucky Hornberger
- Production Sound MixerMarc Parisotto
- Costume DesignEsther Amuser
- Production Sound MixerPhilippe Welsh
- Boom OperatorEtienne Haug
- Camera OperatorMichael Praun
- EditorUwe Klimmeck
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-10-0318A
Also known as
International titles
- Home From Home: Chronicle of a VisionUS
- 乡归何处CN
- 另一个家园CN
- 另一个故乡CN
