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STOPPED ON TRACK (Halt auf freier Strecke) (2011) - German Cinema

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  • dir. Andreas Dresen
  • year. 2011
  • country. Germany
  • run-time. 110 mins
  • age restriction. 18

£3.50

Film 8:00PM


 

Frank and Simone have fulfilled their dream and live with their two children in a townhouse in the suburbs. They are a happy couple until the day Frank is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. The family is suddenly confronted with death.

STOPPED ON TRACK is a story of extremes, which arise from everyday events, a story that celebrates life in death.

This screening is in collaboration with the Goethe Institut London, and is part of ongoing season of German films at Deptford Cinema.

“ Best Feature Film”
— German Film Awarda, 2012
“Prix Un Certain Regard”
— Cannes Film Festival 2011
“An honest, heart-wrenching film that shows it is possible to die with dignity, despite the suffering. Andreas Dresen has succeeded in making a film about death, which also conveys the joy of being alive”
— ZDF-Aspekte
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