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Winter Sleepers

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76% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Local farmer Theo (Josef Bierbichler) is a man struggling to keep his family happy and fed. One day he heads out with a horse in a trailer hitched to the back of his car. Also in the trailer, hiding, is his young daughter who stowed away without permission. On a slippery road, things are about to change. A chain reaction has begun, a door has been opened, and the hand of fate has entered the game as an invisible player.

Critics Reviews

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 07/24/2006
C+
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 11/14/2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/07/2005
3/5
Andy Klein New Times 05/29/2004
3/5
Jeffrey M. Anderson San Francisco Examiner 01/17/2003
4/5
A strong, atmospheric companion piece to Tykwer's Run Lola Run and a precursor to Memento. Go to Full Review
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07/02/2018 When you watch "Wintersleepers" you'll instantly discover the style of director Tom Tykwer. A lot of close-ups, images which make you think of an american movie and not a german one. Every moment is underlaid with a fast-paced musical score. And we get the heart beat that will later become famous as kind of a score for "Run, Lola, Run". In "Wintersleepers" Tykwer shows that he doesn't like his images or story to stand still. Everything is in motion - always. The best performance comes from Floriane Daniel as Rebecca but also Heino Ferch as Marco is remarkable - we really can hate this guy, we really wanna punch him in the face. The big flaw of "Wintersleepers" is that we can see that Tykwer has a lot of fun with visuals and the cinematography of a film. But he forgets about the story sometimes. It's more exciting to look at his film than to follow its story. See more 12/16/2014 well crafted mystery thriller See more 05/18/2012 Before 'Sliding Doors' there was 'Lola Rennt'; before 'Memento' there was this. Amazing ending montage juxtaposing life and death. See more 05/18/2012 Interesting movie by Tom "Run Lola Run" Tykwer about the lives of 2 young couples done in the style of Altman's Shortcuts or Haggis' "Crash". Felt a bit for the villain though. He was a prick but was punished too harshly for his infidelity I reckon. See more 05/18/2012 Another good film by Tom Tykwer. See more 05/18/2012 Aesthetically pleasing, well acted and good music. This film couldn't get much better. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Local farmer Theo (Josef Bierbichler) is a man struggling to keep his family happy and fed. One day he heads out with a horse in a trailer hitched to the back of his car. Also in the trailer, hiding, is his young daughter who stowed away without permission. On a slippery road, things are about to change. A chain reaction has begun, a door has been opened, and the hand of fate has entered the game as an invisible player.
Director
Tom Tykwer
Producer
Maria Köpf, Stefan Arndt
Screenwriter
Anne-Francoise Pyszora
Distributor
Winstar Cinema
Production Co
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Arte, X-Filme Creative Pool, Palladio Film, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 17, 1997, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$316.4K
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)