Locked in Society

2022 1h 37m DE

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 85

Comedy

Synopsis

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On a Friday afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on the door of the staff room of a city high school. An ambitious father is willing to go to extremes to get his son admitted to high school. The six teachers who are still at school so shortly before the start of the weekend now have to find out the hard way. After some unexpected twists and embarrassing revelations, true abysses open up for everyone involved...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Florian David Fitz
Peter Mertens
Anke Engelke
Heidi Lohmann
Justus von Dohnányi
Klaus Engelhardt
Nilam Farooq
Sarah Schuster
Thomas Loibl
Holger Arndt
Torben Kessler
Bernd Vogel
Thorsten Merten
Manfred Prohaska
Serkan Kaya
Florian Beinacker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sönke Wortmann
Writers: Jan Weiler
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Jo Heim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrea Mertens 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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Florian David Fitz and Anke Engelke and Justus von Dohnányi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt17517876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sönke Wortmann directs. Jo Heim behind the camera. Martin Todsharow scores. Andrea Mertens cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Sönke Wortmann, shot by Jo Heim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Martin Todsharow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Andrea Mertens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Florian David Fitz and Anke Engelke and Justus von Dohnányi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt17517876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.