Der siebente Kontinent
Producer: Veit Heiduschka
Cast: Birgit Doll (Anna), Dieter Berner (Georg), Leni Tanzer (Eva), Udo Samel (Alexander), Silvia Fenz (Costumer at the optician's), Robert Dietl, Elisabeth Rath (Lehrerin), Georges Kern, Georg Friedrich (Störungsdienst der Post), Meat Loaf (Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)), Jennifer Rush (Herself (archive footage) (uncredited))
Genre: Drama
Keywords: Australia, Family, Car Accident, Writing On Wall, Malaise, Engineer, Face Slap, Vomit, Sociology, Optometrist, Liar, Class, Dying, Prayer, Axe, Wetting Pants, Waiting Room, Telephone Call, Video Game, Lie, Family Relationships, Brother Sister Relationship, Self Destruction, Quitting Job, Bank, Watching TV, Despair, Dead Body, Shoes, Dog, Grocery Shopping, Saw, First Of Trilogy, Urination, Garage Door, Rain, Photograph, Suicide, Pretending To Be Blind, Husband Wife Relationship, Taxicab, School, Fish, Girl, Bed, Father Son Relationship, Sex, Austria, Classroom, Flushing Money Down Toilet, Advertisement, Snow, Tears, Pommel Horse, Voice Over Letter, Itching, Letter, 1980s, Car Wash, Three Parts, Telephone Off Hook, Beach, Crying, Murder Of Daughter, Actual Animal Killed, Mother Daughter Relationship, Pummel Horse, Computer, Eye Exam, Murder Suicide, Money, Violence, Shower, Vacation, Murder, Aquarium, Washing Car, Writing Letter, Chainsaw, Toothbrush, Father Daughter Relationship, Teacher, Depression, Alienation, Flashback Sequence, Destruction, Double Suicide, Hammer, Food, Book, Selling Car, Cereal, Scratching, Eating, Scissors, Montage, Hopelessness, Mother Son Relationship, Knife, Suicide Note, Death Of Mother, Based On True Story
Summary: Georg and his wife Anna realize how monotonous and isolated their life is when their daughter Eva, in a desperate attempt to get attention, suddenly pretends to be blind. The family decides to break with their trot and plan to emigrate to Australia.
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SPOILER: The last lines are translated to: "The S. [Schober] family was found on January 17, 1989. Subsequent to a request from the wife's worried brother, the door of the apartment was knocked down. On February 20, the family was buried. In spite of the letter left for the parents, they refused to believe it was a suicide and filed a murder complaint against Parties Unknown. The police investigation following up on this suspicion was without results. The matter was filed as an unsolved case."
Release Date: Saturday, May 20, 1989
Rating: 7.9
Votes: 1,477
Reviews: Senses of Cinema