Winter Sleepers

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Director Tom Tykwer
Writer Anne-Françoise Pyszora (Novel), Tom Tykwer (Screenplay)
Original Title Winterschläfer
Release Date October 30, 1997
Runtime 120 min (2h 0m)
Country Germany
Language DE
Budget N/A
Box Office $323,041
Studios X Filme Creative Pool

Winter Sleepers (1997)

Directed by Tom Tykwer
• Written by Anne-Françoise Pyszora , Tom Tykwer
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (61 votes) ⏱️ 120 min 🎬 Drama, Romance

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Synopsis

Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...

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Director Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer
Director
 Novel Anne-Françoise Pyszora
Anne-Françoise Pyszora
Novel
 Screenplay Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer
Screenplay
 Ulrich Matthes
Ulrich Matthes
René
 Marie-Lou Sellem
Marie-Lou Sellem
Laura
 Floriane Daniel
Floriane Daniel
Rebecca
 Heino Ferch
Heino Ferch
Marco Mullier
 Josef Bierbichler
Josef Bierbichler
Theo
 Laura Tonke
Laura Tonke
Nina
 Sophia Dirscherl
Sophia Dirscherl
Marita
 Sebastian Schipper
Sebastian Schipper
Otto
 Saskia Vester
Saskia Vester
Anna
 Werner Schnitzer
Werner Schnitzer
Chefarzt
 Simon Donatz
Simon Donatz
Theos Sohn
 Jakob Donatz
Jakob Donatz
Theos Sohn