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- 2011
- PG-13
- Corinth Films
- 1 h 44 m
- 2011
- PG-13
- Corinth Films
- 1 h 44 m
Summary Based on a true story the film shows a man and his family absorbed by the insanity of war with a historical take on a specific period during World War II, known due to the excessive expulsion of Sudeten Germans in the border between Germany an Czechoslovakia. (Corinth Films)
Directed By: Juraj Herz
- 2011
- PG-13
- Corinth Films
- 1 h 44 m
- 2011
- PG-13
- Corinth Films
- 1 h 44 m
Habermann
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Summary Based on a true story the film shows a man and his family absorbed by the insanity of war with a historical take on a specific period during World War II, known due to the excessive expulsion of Sudeten Germans in the border between Germany an Czechoslovakia. (Corinth Films)
Directed By: Juraj Herz
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The film has its flaws in storytelling due to the unwieldy size of its narrative but strong performances and an unwavering observation of inhumanity on all sides make Habermann a provocative film.
Habermann may not be a pragmatic classic of the "Army of Shadows" mold, but it falls within the upper-mid bracket of WWII movies because it doesn't attempt to understand or define the tragedy it approaches.
A World War II melodrama with a hook - affluent Germans as sympathetic victims - Habermann does a credible job of personalizing a period of the war largely unknown outside the Czech Republic.
The depictions of cosmopolitan Germans and mostly avaricious, bestial Czechs are likely to stir strong emotions among some viewers, but over all Habermann is more potboiler than political or historical statement.
More soap opera than high drama, the film is confused and confusing, and tedious to boot.
Based on a true story that culminated with the expulsion of 3 million Germans from Czechoslovakia, the film leaps through years with a rapidity that negates a good deal of its sweep.
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Production Company
Art Oko Film,
KN Filmcompany,
Entertainment Value Associates,
Wega Film,
ApolloMedia Distribution,
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF),
TV Nova
Release Date Aug 5, 2011
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline War is over, vengeance has begun.
Website
http://www.habermann-film.com/
Awards
Czech Lions
• 6 Nominations
Bavarian Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Jewish Eye - World Jewish Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
