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Eklipse

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Tomy and his best friend Chris spend the summer of 1999 at an alpine dairy. They help Tomy’s uncle with the milking, build a dam and explore the great outdoors. Whilst the boys are discovering new worlds, Tomy’s mother decides to continue keeping the real reason why his father is in hospital a secret from her son. When Chris learns that Tomy’s father is in hospital with “the gay disease”, he becomes frightened – and Tomy is suddenly confronted with rejection and his own family’s silence.

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Hannah Strong Little White Lies 3 hrs ago
Eklipse often feels frustrating in its slow pacing, and a subplot about Tomy’s uncle distracts from the stronger throughline of Tomy and Chris being divided by a secret that is much bigger than the both of them. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 5 days ago
This is keenly perceptive filmmaking across the board. Cinematographer Simone Hart’s lens captures the drama of the mountain landscape but also the drudgery of the dairy farm. Go to Full Review Matthew Turner Next Best Picture 5 days ago
8/10
This is a striking debut for Wetscher, perfectly capturing the pain and confusion of intense adolescent friendships, as well as the disruptive intrusion of the adult world into innocent childhoods. Go to Full Review Frank J. Avella The Contending 5 days ago
B
Hohlrieder and Brown do fine work. Schützenberger is heartbreaking. The film is ultimately a fascinating exploration of how fear, too often, drives people to behave cruelly and too often abominably. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Manuel Wetscher

Director

Moritz Hohlrieder

Actor

Finley Brown

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Hannes Perkmann

Actor

Lenz Moretti

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Lisa Schützenberger

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Synopsis Tomy and his best friend Chris spend the summer of 1999 at an alpine dairy. They help Tomy’s uncle with the milking, build a dam and explore the great outdoors. Whilst the boys are discovering new worlds, Tomy’s mother decides to continue keeping the real reason why his father is in hospital a secret from her son. When Chris learns that Tomy’s father is in hospital with “the gay disease”, he becomes frightened – and Tomy is suddenly confronted with rejection and his own family’s silence.
Director
Manuel Wetscher
Producer
Bernhard Holzhammer, Victor Kössl, Wilfried Gufler, Debora Nischler
Screenwriter
Manuel Wetscher, Bernhard Jarosch
Production Co
Eutopiafilm, Albolina Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 31m
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