2014
Music Box Films
3 h

2014
Music Box Films
3 h

Summary Respected senior surgeon Richard Hoffmann, his wife Anne, and their teenage son Christian live in suburban Dresden in 1982 when the cracks in the repressive police state’s façade are beginning to surface. Despite the restrictions, the educated few still enjoy some advantages under the system. The Hoffmans gather often with family and fr...

Drama

Directed By: Christian Schwochow

Written By: Thomas Kirchner, Uwe Tellkamp

2014
Music Box Films
3 h

2014
Music Box Films
3 h

The Tower

Name: The Tower
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014-11-07
Duration: 3 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Jan Josef Liefers, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Claudia Michelsen, Götz Schubert, Nadja Uhl

Metascore Generally Favorable

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Drama

Directed By: Christian Schwochow

Written By: Thomas Kirchner, Uwe Tellkamp

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Boston Globe

Jan 19, 2017

It’s not a gimmick if it works, and “Tower” works unnervingly well. The film is essentially an oral history, with firsthand accounts from those who were there — survivors, responders, and onlookers — with their words read by younger actors.

By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Nov 7, 2014

At its best, The Tower shows what life felt like to those who lived at that singular time, to those who dozed "pitifully and apathetically" in an unchanging political system before the rules changed, seemingly overnight.

By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Nov 6, 2014

In its stunted theatrical version, the second half is a sketchy digest of events that leaves you feeling cheated.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Nov 3, 2014

As the psychology of the characters hardly connects with their distinctive milieu, the film merely suggests a conventional family drama littered with empty pot-shots at governmental authority.

By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company teamWorx Television & Film, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), ARD Degeto Film, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)

Release Date Nov 7, 2014

Duration 3 h

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Awards

German Television Awards

• 5 Nominations

Bavarian TV Awards

• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

Grimme Award

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

The Tower

Top Cast

Jan Josef Liefers

Dr. Richard Hoffmann

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Christian Hoffmann

Claudia Michelsen

Anne Hoffmann

Götz Schubert

Meno Rohde

Nadja Uhl

Josta Fischer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Ulrich Rohde

Steffi Kühnert

Barbara Rohde

Stephanie Stumph

Ina Rohde

Christian Sengewald

Dr. Thomas Wernstein

Josephin Busch

Reina Kossmann

Antonio Wannek

Stefan Kretzschmar

Valery Tscheplanowa

Judith Schevola

Thorsten Merten

Dr. Manfred Weniger

David C. Bunners

Der Ältere (Stasi)

Juergen Maurer

Rechtsanwalt Hannes Sperber

Sergej Moya

Ezzo Rohde

Daniel Zillmann

Jan Burre

Carina Wiese

Regine

Annika Olbrich

Nina Schmücke

Ramona Kunze-Libnow

Oberschwester Lieselotte

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