
The Seventh Continent
1989·1h 47m·de
7.5
Overview
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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Details
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Written by
- Michael Haneke, Johanna Teicht
- Produced by
- Veit Heiduschka
- Studio
- Wega Film
Released October 20, 1989·Der siebente Kontinent·Austria
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Keywords
austrianihilismmodernityfamily's daily lifematerialismboredomonly childmiddle classindustrial society misanthrophybased on true storydysfunctional familymass suicidedestructionfamilycar washaustrianquitting a jobmeaningless existenceoptometrist1980srepetitionpostmodernismbleakurban horrorself destructivenessurban malaisedaily routineösterreich














