Sometime in August (2009)

Sometime in August (2009) poster

Thomas and Hanna, a deliriously happy couple in their late 30s, buy an old house in the country with plans to fix it up over the summer. Hanna is looking forward to their time together – so when Thomas invites his older brother, Friedrich, who is deeply depressed over the failure of both his business and his marriage, to join them, she is disappointed by the intrusion. Easygoing, charming, and talkative, Thomas seeks to counterbalance the cloudier mood with an impetuous frenzy of activity, but Hanna retreats into sullenness and retaliates by bringing in her nubile young godchild Augustine until things smooth themselves out. Augustine’s youthful sexiness has anything but a soothing impact on Thomas, however, whose adolescent impulses linger just below the surface.

Director: Sebastian Schipper
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 92 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Uwe Kirbach
Cinematography: Frank Blau
Editing: Horst Reiter
Production: Film 1
Country: Germany
Language: English, Deutsch
Original Language: de

Keywords

sibling relationship, country house, falling in love

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sometime in August about?
Thomas and Hanna, a deliriously happy couple in their late 30s, buy an old house in the country with plans to fix it up over the summer. Hanna is looking forward to their time together – so when Thomas invites his older brother, Friedrich, who is deeply depressed over the failure of both his business and his marriage, to join them, she is disappointed by the intrusion. Easygoing, charming, and talkative, Thomas seeks to counterbalance the cloudier mood with an impetuous frenzy of activity, but Hanna retreats into sullenness and retaliates by bringing in her nubile young godchild Augustine until things smooth themselves out. Augustine’s youthful sexiness has anything but a soothing impact on Thomas, however, whose adolescent impulses linger just below the surface.
Who directed Sometime in August?
Sometime in August was directed by Sebastian Schipper.
Who stars in Sometime in August?
Sometime in August stars Marie Bäumer, Milan Peschel, Anna Brüggemann, André Hennicke, Gert Voss, Agnese Zeltiņa.
How long is Sometime in August?
Sometime in August has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
What genre is Sometime in August?
Sometime in August is a Drama film.
Where was Sometime in August produced?
Sometime in August was produced in Germany.