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Night Shapes (1999) [N/A]

Featuring:
Myriam Abbas, Dominique Horwitz, Oliver Breite

Written by:
Andreas Dresen

Directed by:
Andreas Dresen


Release Date:
August 12, 1999

Original Title:
Nachtgestalten

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Rommel Film

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 101

Overview from TheMovieDB

The Pope is in town and the night of his stay is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin′s inhabitants. Rich and poor, down-and-outs and policemen, street kids and taxi drivers - in their search for a little bit of happiness, they all end up on an amusing and at times harrowing odyssey through the labyrinth of the big city.

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Overview from Open Movies

The Pope is in town and the night of his visit is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin's inhabitants. The down-and-out, the rich and the poor, the polizei, the street kids and taxi drivers, in search of a little bit of happiness, all end up going for a harrowing odyssey through the labyrinth of the big city.

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Rankings and Honors

Night Shapes (1999) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.4/10
Awards Won: 8 wins & 9 nominations

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Production

Cinematography:
Andreas Höfer

Director:
Andreas Dresen

Editor:
Monika Schindler

Producer:
Peter Rommel

Writer:
Andreas Dresen

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