In Times of Fading Light

Original title: In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts

2017
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

561

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Bruno Ganz in In Times of Fading Light (2017)

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Comedy Drama

A family of German Communists caught on the wrong side of history.A family of German Communists caught on the wrong side of history.A family of German Communists caught on the wrong side of history.

Director
- Matti Geschonneck
Writers
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase
- Eugen Ruge
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

561

YOUR RATING

Director
- Matti Geschonneck
Writers
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase
- Eugen Ruge
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Storyline

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A family's reality check before the Wall came down

Artful mixture of different characters' views on the socialist reality of the last days of the GDR. Well played and beautifully shot. The film's key message seems to be left in the eye of the beholder, also regarding the unexpected turn at the end as well as the different side stories that are merely insinuated. I found it a bit confusing and unoriented, and therefore unsatisfactory.