La mer

2002 0h 14m DE

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 8

Drama

Synopsis

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A man is swimming in the ocean. Suddenly he is hit by something. Unconsciously he drops to the bottom. When he wakes up on the beach again everything looks the same. But something is not entirely right.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wotan Wilke Möhring
Franka Potente
August Schmölzer
Georg Leumer
Christian Niederkrüger
Momo Schneider

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Natja Brunckhorst
Writers: Natja Brunckhorst, Frank Griebe
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Natja Brunckhorst, shot by Franz Lustig. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Wotan Wilke Möhring and Franka Potente and August Schmölzer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0362856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Natja Brunckhorst directs. Franz Lustig behind the camera. Cosima Schnell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Natja Brunckhorst, shot by Franz Lustig. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Cosima Schnell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Wotan Wilke Möhring and Franka Potente and August Schmölzer carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0362856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.