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19891h 47mGerman

The Seventh Continent

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Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.

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DirectorMichael Haneke

Keywords

nihilismboredommodernityfamily's daily lifematerialismaustriaonly childbased on true storymiddle classdysfunctional familyindustrial society misanthrophymass suicidedestructionfamilycar washaustrianquitting a jobmeaningless existenceoptometrist1980srepetitionpostmodernismbleakurban horrorself destructivenessurban malaisedaily routineösterreich

Cast

Birgit Doll as Anna Schober

Birgit Doll

Anna Schober

Dieter Berner as Georg Schober

Dieter Berner

Georg Schober

Leni Tanzer as Eva Schober

Leni Tanzer

Eva Schober

Silvia Fenz as Optician Customer

Silvia Fenz

Optician Customer

Robert Dietl as Georg's Superior

Robert Dietl

Georg's Superior

Georg Friedrich as Fault Service of the Post Office

Georg Friedrich

Fault Service of the Post Office

Udo Samel as Alexander

Udo Samel

Alexander

Elisabeth Rath as Eva's Teacher

Elisabeth Rath

Eva's Teacher

Georges Kern as Bank Clerk

Georges Kern

Bank Clerk