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Never Look Away

2018 · Movie · R · 188 min · ★ 7.7 · 73% critics

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A young German artist builds a new life after leaving East Germany for the West, but memories of growing up under Nazi rule and later state control won’t let go. As he searches for his own voice, love, politics, and art collide across decades of upheaval and change.

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Details
Original title
Werk ohne Autor
Years
2018
Release date
2018-10-03
Language
German
Rated
R
Runtime
188 min
Critic score
73/100
TMDB rating
7.7/10 (754 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sweeping, emotionally intense drama about art, history, and personal truth that stays gripping even at a long runtime; Not for you if you want something light, fast, or low on nudity and harsh wartime themes.

Pros: engrossing epic storytelling; moving love story; strong performances | Cons: very long runtime; heavy themes and brutality; some character thinness

Themes

  • germany
  • world war ii
  • painter
  • dresden, germany
  • art gallery
  • adolf hitler

Awards & recognition

  • Bavarian Film Awards · 2019
  • Leiden International Film Festival · 2018
  • Academy AwardBest International Feature Film · 2019 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 2019 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Non-English Language Film · 2019 · nominated
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  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2019 · nominated
  • Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association · 2018 · nominated
  • Golden Lion · 2018 · nominated

Cast & crew