Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In German — subtitles on.
The story
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
- friendship
- germany
- photographer
- literature
- bisexuality
- climate change
- northern germany
- cottage
- writer
- summer
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Matthias Brandt — Helmut
- Jennipher Antoni — Mrs. Roland, Cashier
- Ralph Barnebeck — Police Officer
- Esther Esche — Mrs. König, Hotel Manager
- Mario Fürstenberg — Male Nurse
- Assunta Hamm — Nurse
- Markus Schweiger — Pathologist
- Sven Tarnowski — Police Officer
- Directed
- Christian Petzold
- Written
- Christian Petzold
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 268 ratings
- Studio
- Schramm Film, ZDF, ARTE
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
