NEVER LOOK AWAY “Werk ohne Autor”

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Narrative Feature | Germany | 2018 | German | 188 minutes


Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, NEVER LOOK AWAY tells the story of a young art student, Kurt (Tom Schilling) who falls in love with fellow student Ellie (Paula Beer). Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband (Sebastian Koch), a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades ago.

> Selected as Germany’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar®