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Sam Riley
Das finstere Tal | The Dark Valley by Andreas Prochaska
AUT/DEU 2013, Berlinale Special
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Paula Beer, Tobias Moretti
Das finstere Tal | The Dark Valley by Andreas Prochaska
AUT/DEU 2013, Berlinale Special
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Sam Riley
Das finstere Tal | The Dark Valley by Andreas Prochaska
AUT/DEU 2013, Berlinale Special
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Erwin Steinhauer
Das finstere Tal | The Dark Valley by Andreas Prochaska
AUT/DEU 2013, Berlinale Special
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Paula Beer, Carmen Gratl
Das finstere Tal | The Dark Valley by Andreas Prochaska
AUT/DEU 2013, Berlinale Special
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Luzi will soon get married; although she loves her fiancé with all her heart, she fears this day more than any other. When the youngest son of the wealthy Brenner farmer has a fatal accident whilst cutting wood, and his brother is found dead in the mill stream soon after, the old order in the valley begins to unravel. But there are things you just can’t talk about, even if you can’t forget them.
Thomas Willmann’s novel on which this film is based skilfully weaves the stylistic devices of the rural-based ‘Aga saga’ into a compelling revenge drama. For her screen adaptation, Andreas Prochaska uses motifs from the western to depict, in archaic images, the silent battle of a community with its own laws.
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Sam Riley, Andreas Prochaska, Paula Beer, Tobias Moretti
The director (second from the left) with his actors.
Das finstere Tal · Berlinale Special · Feb 10, 2014
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Paula Beer
The actress plays the role of Luzi in this Austrian Western.
Das finstere Tal · Berlinale Special · Feb 10, 2014
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Sam Riley
The actor at the Photo Call.
Das finstere Tal · Berlinale Special · Feb 10, 2014
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Paula Beer
The actress before the premiere.
Das finstere Tal · Berlinale Special · Feb 10, 2014
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Sam Riley, Clemens Schick
The two acting colleagues and the rest of the team at the Photo Call.
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Clemens Schick
The actor before the premiere at the Zoo Palast.
Das finstere Tal · Berlinale Special · Feb 10, 2014
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Paula Beer
The actress in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Das finstere Tal · Berlinale Special · Feb 10, 2014
Stefan Arndt (Producer), Helmut Grasser (Producer), Paula Beer (Actress), Andreas Prochaska (Director, Screenwriter), Sam Riley (Actor), Tobias Moretti (Actor)
Das finstere Tal | The Dark Valley
Berlinale Special · Press Conference · Feb 10, 2014
Das finstere Tal | The Dark Valley
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