The Wall (Die Wand)

- 2012
- Austria / Germany
- 1h 48min
- 12A
- Directed by: Julian Pölsler
- Cast: Martina Gedeck, Wolfgang M. Bauer, Ulrike Beimpold
- Language: German
- UK release: 5 July 2013
An unnamed woman (Gedeck) arrives at an Alpine hunting lodge, and one day discovers that her path to the nearest village is blocked by an invisible, impenetrable wall, with the world on the other side frozen in time. Like a Twilight Zone episode written by Kafka: odd and entrancing.
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The Wall


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