''In Times of Fading Light'' (german: In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts) is a 2017 German
drama film
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directed by
Matti Geschonneck
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* Matti, Karnataka, a village in India
* '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen
See also
* Masa (disambigu ...
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The film shows a day in the life of a family in the
GDR. It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the
67th Berlin International Film Festival
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It is based on the 2011 novel of the same name by
Eugen Ruge.
Cineuropa describes it: "Thematically, dramatically and visually, this is a sombre, intelligent piece in which psychological finesse combines with historical analysis to result in genuine dramatic heft."
In Times of Fading Light is an ensemble piece. Geschonneck contributes to this sombre theme challenging societal ideals, which expose the harshness of a new historical day.
Cast
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Bruno Ganz
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as Wilhelm Powileit
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Hildegard Schmahl as Charlotte Powileit
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Sylvester Groth as Kurt Umnitzer
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Alexander Fehling as Alexander "Sascha" Umnitzer
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Natalia Belitski as Melitta Umnitzer
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Evgenia Dodina as Irina Umnitzer
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Angela Winkler
Angela Winkler (born 22 January 1944) is a German actress.
Life and career
Born in Templin, Winkler trained to be a medical technologist in Stuttgart. Interested in theater, she went to Munich, where she took acting classes with Ernst Fritz F ...
as Stine Spier
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Stephan Grossmann
Stephan Grossmann (born 2 September 1971) is a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1992.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Actors from Dresden
German male film ac ...
as Harry Zenk
*Nina Antonova as Nadeschda Iwanowna
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Thorsten Merten
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as Tabbert
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as Lisbeth
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Sophie Pfennigstorf as Nolle
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Inka Friedrich
Inka Friedrich (born 1 November 1965 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German actress.
Having studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, Friedrich won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the 2005 film ''Summer in Berl ...
as Vera
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Stefan Haschke as Schlinger
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Axel Wandtke as Bunke
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Jörg Pose
Jörg Pose (born 18 May 1959) is a German actor. He starred in the 1988 film ''Bear Ye One Another's Burden'' and with co-star Manfred Möck, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
Selected filmogra ...
as Herr Sondermann
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Sarina Radomski as a
Friendship Pioneer Leader
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Pit Bukowski as Worker
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Jean Denis Römer as Supplier
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Ronald Kukulies
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as TBA
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Nadja Engel as TBA
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Alexander Hörbe as TBA
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Rike Eckermann as TBA
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Friderikke-Maria Hörbe as TBA
References
External links
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2017 films
2017 drama films
German drama films
2010s German-language films
Films set in East Germany
Films set in 1989
2010s German films
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