What Have We Done to Deserve This?

2018 1h 30m DE

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 37

Comedy

Synopsis

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Wanda's world has been turned upside down when her teenage daughter Nina suddenly turns up in a hijab. Nina has secretly converted to Islam.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Caroline Peters
Wanda
Chantal Zitzenbacher
Nina
Simon Schwarz
Harald
Emily Cox
Therapist
Pia Hierzegger
Elke
Michaela Schausberger
Polizistin
Kida Khodr Ramadan
Imam
Marcel Mohab
Tony

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eva Spreitzhofer
Writers: Eva Spreitzhofer
Languages: German
Countries: Austria

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eva Spreitzhofer, shot by Xiaosu Han. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Caroline Peters and Chantal Zitzenbacher and Simon Schwarz carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9081572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eva Spreitzhofer directs. Xiaosu Han behind the camera. Alarich Lenz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in German.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Directed by Eva Spreitzhofer, shot by Xiaosu Han. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Alarich Lenz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Caroline Peters and Chantal Zitzenbacher and Simon Schwarz carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt9081572 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.