Cast

Noah Gsell Barbara Heynen Milan Peschel Barbara Terpoorten

Credits

Written by: Georg Büchner Thomas Imbach
Cinematography: Jürg Hassler Thomas Imbach
Music: Balz Bachmann Peter Bräker
Produced by: Thomas Imbach

Plot

A freely adapted film based on Georg Büchner's novella about a tormented poet who retreats to a mountain village and sinks into madness.

Sinekatalog’s take

A minimalist and strange adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (59 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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