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I Was at Home, But

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After a 13-year-old disappears for a week and suddenly reappears, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of life.
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I Was at Home, But... withholds easy gratification, but viewers who settle into its austere rhythms will be rewarded with a story rich with meaning.

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Justin Chang Los Angeles Times This is unbearably good cinema. Feb 27, 2020 Full Review Jordan Cronk Film Comment Magazine There's no denying the boldness of [I Was at Home, But...]-fractured, elliptical, and highly mannered, the film hardly betrays Schanelec's ideology. Feb 19, 2020 Full Review

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adam a Shouldn't review a movie I didn't finish, but this one deserves it. It makes no attempt to keep you watching. After 30 minutes, no hint of a plot at all. Not an interesting dialogue, nothing funny, shocking or even vaguely interesting. Like somebody didn't know they were recording for a week, and then edited out anything interesting that happened and showed us what was left Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Angela Schanelec

Director

Maren Eggert

Mutter Astrid

Dane Komljen

Jorge

Jakob Lassalle

Phillip

Clara M枚ller

Flo

Franz Rogowski

Lars
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Synopsis After a 13-year-old disappears for a week and suddenly reappears, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of life.
Director
Angela Schanelec
Screenwriter
Angela Schanelec
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.1K
Runtime
1h 45m
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