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The Light

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The Engels family, based in the bustling heart of Berlin, is a tumultuous and fractured unit consisting of parents Milena and Tim, both in their late forties, 17-year-old twins Frieda and Jon, and 8-year-old Dio. Each of them is struggling with their own personal chaos after losing the common bond that once held them together as a family. When Syrian immigrant Farrah enters their lives as a housekeeper, she unexpectedly sets the disparate family on a new track. Quickly, each family member forms a profound and enigmatic connection with Farrah, falling individually for her focused yet mysterious persona. The Engels gradually unveil their past wounds and fractures to Farrah and they start to reconnect with each other after years of estrangement. But ultimately, they understand that Farrah has been seeking their family for a long time and is now leading them on a journey into the unknown....

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Peter Debruge Variety Not since “Wayne’s World” has a movie leaned so heavily on Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. But to what end?... Instead of being made to care, we can’t help but concur with Queen: “Nothing really matters to me.” Feb 15, 2025 Full Review Ryan Lattanzio indieWire The Light is reaching to say something profound about the effects of globalization on the individual... but it’s sanctimoniously told with the subtlety of a power drill, the ideas never cohering into something meaningful. Rated: C- Feb 15, 2025 Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International It hardly lacks ambition or technical dazzle, and the cast tackles this politically-themed braided-destinies drama with gusto. The film’s problem, however, is a confused mix of earnestness and self-importance. Feb 15, 2025 Full Review James Mottram The National (UAE) A film about dysfunction -- whether it’s in the home or a group like the United Nations, it’s a work that stumbles as much as it strides. But it’s a provocative and political piece, designed to make you look at the world in a way you haven’t before. Rated: 3/5 Feb 18, 2025 Full Review Brent Hankins The Lamplight Review There are some striking visuals, and occasional glimpses of a sharper, more effective film buried within, but The Light‘s overindulgent running time and meandering execution will likely have audiences reaching for the switch. Rated: 4/10 Feb 16, 2025 Full Review Alex Billington FirstShowing.net Part of the reason it goes on and on for so long is because Tykwer stuffs in a bunch of random sequences and scenes that have no place in this particular film. Rated: 5/10 Feb 15, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis The Engels family, based in the bustling heart of Berlin, is a tumultuous and fractured unit consisting of parents Milena and Tim, both in their late forties, 17-year-old twins Frieda and Jon, and 8-year-old Dio. Each of them is struggling with their own personal chaos after losing the common bond that once held them together as a family. When Syrian immigrant Farrah enters their lives as a housekeeper, she unexpectedly sets the disparate family on a new track. Quickly, each family member forms a profound and enigmatic connection with Farrah, falling individually for her focused yet mysterious persona. The Engels gradually unveil their past wounds and fractures to Farrah and they start to reconnect with each other after years of estrangement. But ultimately, they understand that Farrah has been seeking their family for a long time and is now leading them on a journey into the unknown....
Director
Tom Tykwer
Producer
Uwe Schott, Tom Tykwer
Screenwriter
Tom Tykwer
Production Co
X-Filme Creative Pool
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
2h 42m