10 Sekunden

10 Sekunden (2008)

02 Oct 2008 • Drama • 1h 30m
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The director clearly couldn't make up his mind whether to please his co-producers and churn out a conventional made-for-TV movie, or whether to impress his film school buddies with a postmodern patchwork of plot lines and perspectives. To make things worse, the script is based on a true story, but it doesn't *tell* that story, and even if you are a close follower of the air traffic control scene, chances are you won't know what's going on. I'll give it 5 of 10 anyway, on the grounds of a single memorable scene: Marie Bäumer's character Franziska has just lost her husband. She's on the phone with her secret long-time lover to arrange a consolatory rendezvous as her mother-in-law walks in. Time itself seems suspended for a split second. She could simply hang up and play the grieving widow. Or maybe not. Suffice it to say Franziska takes a dramatic decision that will define who she is once and for all. Judge for yourself, but that scene made my day.

Nicolai Rohde
Director
Sönke Lars Neuwöhner, Sven Poser, Nicolai Rohde
Writer
Marie Bäumer, Sebastian Blomberg, Filip Peeters
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Language: German
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Country: Germany
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5.7

IMDb (112 votes)
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