TMDb Rating
6.6/10
5 verified votes
The Weekend (2012)
ComedyDrama
97 min
Plot Summary
Based on a novel by Bernard Schlink (The Reader), The Weekend follows Jens as he leaves prison 18 years after being arrested as an RAF terrorist in Germany. Back with his family, friends, and ex-comrades, including his former lover Inga, Jens’ unexpected arrival disrupts their lives, forcing them to re-examine the violent idealism of their youth, especially as he insists on learning who had betrayed him to the police years before in this intense, gripping drama
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ComedyDramaNina GrosseSebastian KochKatja Riemann2012
Director
Nina Grosse
Top Cast
Sebastian KochKatja RiemannBarbara AuerSylvester GrothTobias Moretti
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