Sleep

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Sleep

2020

1h 42m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The idyllic village of Stainbach is being haunted by a mysterious demon. It turns out that the nightmares of Marlene are responsible for the dark events.

C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Sleep mixes history with surrealism, delving deeper into the collective effects of generational trauma through the post-WWII experiences of several individuals whose lives are mysteriously intertwined.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 22, 2022

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Kyle Anderson

Nerdist

Its not an easy watch on any level, but its explored with such a deft touch, and with such rich and well-rounded characters, that whether you fully grasp it all does not impact your enjoyment.

Feb 8, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It's an ambitious undertaking -- perhaps a bit too ambitious, as various themes all jockey for position and occasionally crowd each other out.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 29, 2022

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

An intriguing visual cocktail of Kafka, Lynch and the Brothers Grimm.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 7, 2022

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Lindsay Traves

CGMagazine

Sleep is a stunning tale of inherited trauma manifesting as nightmares and the work one has to do to conquer what cannot be physically escaped.

Rated: 8/10

Feb 24, 2021

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Jared Mobarak

Jaredmobarak.com

Venus does a wonderful job keeping us off-balance. What was an easily discernible line between reality and dream blurs until not even Mona can tell for certain which is which.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 13, 2020

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Arturs L

A great German horror about a blend of nightmares and reality and the ghosts of the past. I strongly recommend an Arrow Blu Ray release with very interesting extra materials!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Michael Venus

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Swantje Kohlhof

Mona

Sandra Hüller

Marlene

August Schmölzer

Otto

Marion Kracht

Lore

Agata Buzek

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Synopsis

The idyllic village of Stainbach is being haunted by a mysterious demon. It turns out that the nightmares of Marlene are responsible for the dark events.

Director: Michael Venus
Producer: Verena Gräfe-Höft
Screenwriter: Michael Venus, Thomas Friedrich
Production Co: Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, Junafilm
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: German
Runtime: 1h 42m

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