The Seventh Continent

The Seventh Continent

1989
★★★★☆ 7.4/10
⏱️ 107 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 DE
Drama
Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.

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Cast

Birgit Doll
Birgit Doll
Anna Schober
Dieter Berner
Dieter Berner
Georg Schober
Leni Tanzer
Leni Tanzer
Eva Schober
Silvia Fenz
Silvia Fenz
Optician Customer
Robert Dietl
Robert Dietl
Georg's Superior
Georg Friedrich
Georg Friedrich
Fault Service of the Post Office

Crew

Director
Michael Haneke
Writer
Michael Haneke, Johanna Teicht
Producer
Veit Heiduschka

Production

Wega Film

Keywords

nihilismboredommodernityfamily's daily lifematerialismaustriaonly childbased on true storymiddle classdysfunctional family