2002 · drama · german
Bungalow
Directed by Ulrich Köhler1h 24m2002
A young German soldier named Paul goes AWOL and returns to his childhood home in the countryside. Over a few summer days, Paul evades the responsibilities of everyday life and falls in love with his brother’s girlfriend, disrupting the lives of everyone in his circle.
Our read: Bungalow (2002) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, grounded drama · german entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama / german, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- gentle
- intimate
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