The Unheard Woman

2016 1h 29m DE

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 19

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Synopsis

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What if nobody wants to believe you? Hanni, a farmer's wife and mother of three, is worried about her daughter Magdalena. The girl is smaller than the others, more sensitive, vomits more often and has increasingly poor eyesight. The doctors, the teacher and the family all say it must be her psyche. Glasses with normal lenses will certainly help. But as a mother, Hanni senses that a new pair of glasses won't change anything and that there is more at stake. Even plagued by an unheard-of memory from her youth, she begins to fight unwaveringly and unstoppably for her daughter's suffering, not only putting her family's happiness and her livelihood at risk, but also not shying away from the Bavarian justice system in the end.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rosalie Thomass
Hanni Schwaiger
Romy Butz
Magdalena Schwaiger
Gisela Schneeberger
Erni Schwaiger
Sebastian Bezzel
Wigg Schwaiger
Gundi Ellert
Barbara
Andreas Giebel
Pförtner Huber
Tom Kreß
Lois
Benedikt Hösl
Peter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hans Steinbichler
Writers: Christian Lex, Angelika Schwarzhuber
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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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hans Steinbichler, shot by Christian Rein. 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 Sebastian Pille. 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 Daniel Blum 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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Rosalie Thomass and Romy Butz and Gisela Schneeberger carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5119048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hans Steinbichler directs. Christian Rein behind the camera. Sebastian Pille scores. Daniel Blum cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Directed by Hans Steinbichler, shot by Christian Rein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sebastian Pille. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Daniel Blum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rosalie Thomass and Romy Butz and Gisela Schneeberger carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5119048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.