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Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb

2005 · 92 min Comedy Drama
4.0 / 10 · TMDB

1986 - The protest movement against the construction of the nuclear power plant in Brokdorf is on its last legs. Only one rural commune remains: the "Alternative Wohnkollektiv Regenbogen". For them, it could go on and on with endless consensus discussions, shearing sheep and naked communal bathing. One day, the lowland communards are joined by two city dwellers, Hanne and her son Niels. While Hanne gets used to scream therapy and raising vegetables surprisingly quickly - and even more quickly to the tantra games with commune guru Peter - Niels has less and less desire for the dogmatic commune rules. Out of defiance, he joins the violent nuclear power plant resistance, thus upsetting the tranquil chaos of the commune. The big bang, however, comes when a reactor explodes in distant Chernobyl. Exactly on the day Bobby Ewing dies, the petroleum prince from "Dallas" and series favorite of the commune.

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Year 2005
Country Germany
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Lars Jessen
Runtime 92 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.0/10 (8 votes)

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The film constructs a gentle satire of utopian ideals, relying on the contrast between the commune's naive bubble and the encroaching real world. It explores how personal rebellion and distant catastrophe inevitably puncture insulated paradises.

What lingers after the viewing is a poignant sense of melancholy for lost innocence, and the quiet acknowledgment that no ideology can fully shield us from history's sudden turns. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lars Jessen

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Best enjoyed with a reflective mood and perhaps a touch of nostalgia for the era.

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