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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Corinth Films
  • 3 h 51 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Corinth Films
  • 3 h 51 m

Summary Set in a dreary, unforgiving mid-19th century German village in Hunsrück, Home From Home captures the plight of hundreds of thousands of Europeans who emigrated to faraway South America to escape the famine, poverty and despotism that ruled at home. Jakob, our protagonist, dreams about leaving his village, Schabbach, for a new life in Br...

Directed By: Edgar Reitz

Written By: Gert Heidenreich, Edgar Reitz

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Corinth Films
  • 3 h 51 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Corinth Films
  • 3 h 51 m

Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Set in a dreary, unforgiving mid-19th century German village in Hunsrück, Home From Home captures the plight of hundreds of thousands of Europeans who emigrated to faraway South America to escape the famine, poverty and despotism that ruled at home. Jakob, our protagonist, dreams about leaving his village, Schabbach, for a new life in Br...

Directed By: Edgar Reitz

Written By: Gert Heidenreich, Edgar Reitz

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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100
Sep 8, 2015
This is a magnificent, career-capping achievement from one of the great storytellers of our era.
By Trevor Johnston FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 8, 2015
It is superlatively well performed and well directed with a real narrative grip.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 8, 2015
Reitz maintains his visionary sweep through history, favoring plot over development of characters, except as embodiments of large themes.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 8, 2015
Though in several ways related to the previous Heimat films, this beautifully shot black-and-white feature is accessible even for those unfamiliar with Reitz’s previous work.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 10, 2015
Home From Home is imbued with the villagers’ attachment to the land, but while dutifully capturing the period, the film feels less layered than Mr. Reitz’s past work.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 8, 2015
For all of its evident toil in recreating historically accurate environments and researching the precise conditions in varying regions, it has little force as a work of cinema.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Edgar Reitz Film (ERF), Les Films du Losange, ARD Degeto Film, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Deutsch-Französisches Filmabkommen, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (Niedersachsen)
Release Date Sep 11, 2015
Duration 3 h 51 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://dieandereheimat.de/
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Awards

German Film Awards
• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations
German Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Bavarian Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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