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MONEY
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Shot for just $5.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Striving for Freedom
2013 2h 0m DE
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 11
Western
Synopsis
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Silesia, 1844. After her husband dies in a brutally suppressed weavers’ uprising, Mila emigrates to America. En route to Texas, she rescues Countess Cecilie Hohenberg from her violent husband. Captured by Comanche warrior Buffalo Hump, the women must navigate captivity, while Mila forges unexpected bonds amid the struggle for freedom.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Emilia Schüle
Mila Hofmann
Nadja Uhl
Cecilie von Hohenberg
Benno Fürmann
Arnim von Hohenberg
Wesley French
Buffalo Hemp
Thomas Thieme
Prinz Carl von Kronach
Tony Caprari
Jack Slayton
Richard Le Sueur
Settler #1
Jannis Niewöhner
Mats
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rainer Matsutani
- Writers
- Caroline Hecht, Rainer Matsutani
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- South Africa, Germany
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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: South Africa, Germany.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rainer Matsutani, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Emilia Schüle and Nadja Uhl and Benno Fürmann carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2753544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rainer Matsutani directs. Gerhard Schirlo behind the camera. Produced in South Africa, Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $5.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: South Africa, Germany.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Rainer Matsutani, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Emilia Schüle and Nadja Uhl and Benno Fürmann carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt2753544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gerhard Schirlo
- Runtime
- 120 min · 2h 0m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,950,000
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 12
Also by
Rainer Matsutani
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
Sat.1
DE
Wiedemann & Berg Television
DE
- TW
Two Oceans Production (TOP)
ZA
Key crew
- ProducerMax Wiedemann
- ProducerQuirin Berg
- MusicKarim Sebastian Elias
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-11-1112
Also known as
International titles
- A szabadság földjénHU
- In a Wild CountryUS
- Striving for FreedomUS
- Striving for FreedomGB
- En una tierra salvajeES
- Cuore selvaggioIT
- In einem wilden LandDE
- Coeur de tonnerreFR
