Synopsis
The dishonorably discharged Afghanistan veteran Thomas returns to his home village of Jerichow. Ali, a local Turkish-German businessman, owner of a snack-bar chain, hires him as a driver. That's when Thomas meets Laura, his Turkish boss's young and attractive wife. A classic love triangle is born, unfolding in desolate northeast Germany, where thick forests suddenly end on cliffs overlooking the Baltic Sea. Caught between guilt and freedom, between passion and reason, the protagonists have no hopes for fulfillment of their dreams.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.5%
Critic Consensus
89.2% Fresh • 37 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 37 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
suspensefulvisually strikingstylizednoircharacter-driventhought-provokingemotionalromanticgritty
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count39
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes3,522
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2009 | $60,379 | $88,303 |
| International | 2009 | $845,221 | $1,236,111 |
| Worldwide | 2009 | $905,600 | $1,324,414 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2009 | $368,278 | $538,596 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2009 | $857,000 | $1,253,338 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2009 | $275,000 | $402,179 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2009 | $3,499,000 | $5,117,186 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2009 | $7,478,000 | $10,936,357 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2009 | $149,700 | $218,932 |
| Total Revenues | 2009 | $12,626,978 | $18,466,587 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2009 | $499,000 (est) | $729,773 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2009 | $554,000 (est) | $810,209 (est) |
| Participations | 2009 | $505,000 | $738,548 |
| Residuals ? | 2009 | $856,000 | $1,251,875 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2009 | $99,800 | $145,955 |
| Total Expenses | 2009 | $2,513,800 | $3,676,359 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2009 | $10,113,178 | $14,790,228 |
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|---|
 | Parasite | 2019 | Shared genres: 2 | 96.9 | $85,037,837 |
 | Your Name. | 2017 | Shared genres: 2 | 96.1 | $-703,056,942 |
 | The Intouchables | 2012 | Shared genres: 2 | 95.5 | $143,746,003 |
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 2 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | Pan's Labyrinth | 2006 | Shared genres: 2 | 93.6 | $42,403,222 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $6,962,000, BluRay $516,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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