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Mittagsstunde

2022 · 97 min Drama
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

When his grandmother Ella becomes increasingly confused and his grandfather Sönke simply doesn't want to part with his pub, the Dorfkrug, 47-year-old Ingwer Feddersen sees the time has come to return to his home village Brinkebüll. The village tavern isn't what it used to be - but that's also true for the whole village. Ingwer wonders when exactly was the point in time when the village of Brinkebüll went downhill? Was it in the 1970s when the hedges disappeared after the land consolidation and then the birds too? When larger and larger farms were built so that smaller ones had to give way? Is it perhaps his fault because he left his grandfather alone with gastronomy to study in Kiel? Based on Dörte Hansen's 2018 novel of the same name.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2022
Country Germany
Genre Drama
Director Lars Jessen
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (20 votes)

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The film constructs a deliberate, textured drama that relies on the minutiae of rural life and the silent language of its characters. It explores the irreversibility of time and the fragility of memory, using empty fields and weathered interiors as powerful visual metaphors for a vanishing world.

What lingers after the credits is a profound, melancholic meditation on roots and belonging, where the most significant moments unfold in glances and stillness rather than dialogue. A quietly haunting experience. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lars Jessen

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Best viewed in a quiet, contemplative evening setting, allowing its pace to fully settle.

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