Afternoon

Afternoon

2007 · 95 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

A family spends three summer days in a beautiful lake mansion close to Berlin. Together with her new lover, Irene visits her brother Alex, who still inhabits the house with Irene's writer son Konstantin. Konstantin's girl-friend pops in, too, and all of them drift away from each other more and more.

Directed by Angela Schanelec · Written by Angela Schanelec

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