Allein unter Nachbarn

2012 1h 29m DE

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3.5

SKIP

★3.5TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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Ex-army soldier Harald Westphal moves into a larger apartment in Berlin-Neukölln with his second wife, their child, his two younger daughters from his first marriage, his son-in-law and his granddaughter. Problems soon arise with the multicultural neighborhood.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hannes Jaenicke
Harald Westphal
Nina Monka
Floh Westphal
Nina Gummich
Marla Westphal
Dana Golombek
Sabine Mehrbusch
Patrick von Blume
Daniel Löbel
Tayfun Bademsoy
Yussuf
Patrick Schorn
Dirk
Antje Schmidt
Renate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oliver Schmitz
Writers: Caroline Hecht
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Allein unter … Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oliver Schmitz, shot by Peter Krause. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrej Melita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cornelie Strecker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Hannes Jaenicke and Nina Monka and Nina Gummich carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oliver Schmitz directs. Peter Krause behind the camera. Andrej Melita scores. Cornelie Strecker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Part of the "Allein unter … Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Oliver Schmitz, shot by Peter Krause. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Andrej Melita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Cornelie Strecker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Hannes Jaenicke and Nina Monka and Nina Gummich carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2370834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.