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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. IsabelC.
    Aug 7, 2003
    10
    I'm in love with both the movie and specially Juliane Köhler. What else can i say?
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  2. LisaJoN.
    May 21, 2006
    10
    As a lesbian and as someone who lived in Germany as a child after the second world war, I found the emotional and national resonance of the film to be breathtaking. Everthing rings so true and at the same time so wonderously happy and so tragic. I cannot recommend a film more hightly.
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  3. NatalieR.
    Dec 21, 2001
    9
    I absolutely LOVED this film; so much so that I had to buy the video. The acting is marvelous, the true story is riviting and the love between the two women exquisite. I am captivated!
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. 76
    One of the year's best imports and one of the very few queer movies that transcends its sexual orientation.
  2. There's no denying the raw emotional power of this heart-rending story.
  3. 60
    A consistently engrossing piece of work.