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Movie poster: Staudamm (2014)
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2014 · 89 min Drama
6.1 / 10 · TMDB

A young man called Roman is working for an attorney. Roman has to travel to a small village in Bavaria, in order to get some files from a local police station. These files keep records about a high school massacre committed by a student a year ago. Due to bureaucratic reasons, Roman has to stay in the village for a few days. By accident he meets a young girl called Laura, who has survived the massacre. By becoming more acquainted to Laura, Roman also becomes more interested in the tragic event. Later on he realizes that Laura is hiding a secret. She has been more involved in the incident.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2014
Country Germany
Genre Drama
Director Thomas Sieben
Runtime 89 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.1/10 (11 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film approaches trauma indirectly, focusing on its lingering presence in the quiet of a provincial town and in the survivor's gaze. The camera lingers on mundane details and landscapes, building a sense of unspoken pain that has seeped into the very environment.

What lingers after the credits is a profound sense of how catastrophe continues to shape lives long after the event itself, and how the pursuit of truth can become its own form of reckoning. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Thomas Sieben

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