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RUNTIME
Did you know
82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Nice Weekend
2006 1h 22m DE
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4.7
SKIP
★4.7TMDB · 3
Drama
Synopsis
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Housewife Therese Karlen has been suffering from insomnia for some time. Overwhelmed by her husband and children, she sets off with pensioner Liselott on a journey of self-discovery to the Bernese Oberland.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Heidi Diggelmann
Liselotte
Annina Euling
Melanie
Elija Betschart
Valentin Karlen
Judith Hofmann
Therese
Hanna Scheuring
Moni Wüst
Manuela Biedermann
Heidi Lüscher
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Petra Biondina Volpe
- Writers
- Petra Biondina Volpe
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Switzerland, Germany
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Petra Biondina Volpe directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Switzerland, Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Switzerland, Germany.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Heidi Diggelmann and Annina Euling and Elija Betschart carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0441687 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 82 min · 1h 22m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Petra Biondina Volpe
Production companies
Who made it
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
CH
SWR
DE
SRF
CH
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- skinny dipping
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2006-01-15
