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      Wolfsburg

      2003 1h 30m Drama List
      Reviews 67% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Distracted by an argument with his fiancée, Katja (Antje Westermann), Philipp Gerber (Benno Fürmann) accidentally runs over a young boy. Panicked, Philipp drives off, leaving the critically injured boy on the road. After the boy dies, his mother, Laura (Nina Hoss), sets out to find the person responsible for his tragic death. She coincidentally meets Philipp, and they start a relationship, both unaware of their morbid connection. When the truth comes out, the consequences are disastrous. Read More Read Less

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      walter m "Wolfsburg" proves once and for all that one should never talk on the phone when driving when Philipp(Benno Furmann), distracted, runs over Paul(Martin Museler) on his bike. Fleeing from the scene, Philipp returns home just in time to stop his girlfriend Katja(Antje Westermann) from leaving. The news reaches Paul's mother Laura(Nina Hoss) as she and her friend Vera(Astrid Meyerfeldt) are about to steal a little lobster from the supermarket where they both work. At least, things are looking up for Paul by the time they get to the hospital... "Wolfsburg" is a thoughtful movie about grief and guilt that makes a valid, if obvious, point at the end that it had already made. On a more commercial level, set in the city where the main Volkswagen factory is, the movie is also concerned with the conflict between autos and bikes. In Europe, it is a balance between the two but here in the States the autos are winning by a landslide partially because of their appeal in supposedly granting larger freedom of movement. But to Philipp, they only serve to be something of a prison and a trap. All of which is nice but there is more to developing an original story than having the amazing Nina Hoss on speed dial and thinking about important themes, as "Wolfsburg" is dragged down to earth from more than its share of formulaic predictability. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Spannender, tragischer und gut gespielter Film von Christian Petzold. 3,5/5 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I was deeply moved. Exciting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member a cold and clinical film about subjectivity in post-wall Germany Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Distracted by an argument with his fiancée, Katja (Antje Westermann), Philipp Gerber (Benno Fürmann) accidentally runs over a young boy. Panicked, Philipp drives off, leaving the critically injured boy on the road. After the boy dies, his mother, Laura (Nina Hoss), sets out to find the person responsible for his tragic death. She coincidentally meets Philipp, and they start a relationship, both unaware of their morbid connection. When the truth comes out, the consequences are disastrous.
      Director
      Christian Petzold
      Screenwriter
      Christian Petzold
      Production Co
      Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      German
      Runtime
      1h 30m