The Seventh Continent (1989)
Original Title: Der siebente Kontinent
Drama
7.5 (320 votes)
1h 47m
Overview
Chronicles three years of a middle class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, only troubled by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence however, they are actually planning something sinister.
Details
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Writer
- Michael Haneke
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Birgit Doll
Dieter Berner
Elisabeth Rath
Georg Friedrich
Georges Kern
Leni Tanzer
Robert Dietl
Silvia Fenz
Udo Samel
Keywords
1980s
based on true story
bleak
boredom
car wash
daily routine
destruction
dysfunctional family
family's daily life
industrial society
mass suicide
materialism
meaningless existence
middle class
misanthrophy
modernity
nihilism
optometrist
postmodernism
quitting a job
self destructiveness
urban horror
urban malaise
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