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Release Year2001
Runtime1h 23m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorMarkus Heltschl
WritersMarkus Heltschl
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast2 credited
Also Known AsAm Rande der Arena
About Am Rande der Arena
The movie is about the encounter of a man and a woman who meet for the first time in a foreign city. Together they embark on a journey which leads them to the edges, the peripheries of society, to places bloked from our vision, to marginal zones, wasteland, ghettos, urban slums, or the remnants of a dying rural culture.
Directed by Markus Heltschl, Am Rande der Arena leans on a strong ensemble — Tatjana Alexander, Lois Weinberger — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2001.
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