I Was at Home, But
2019 film
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I Was at Home, But (German: Ich war zuhause, aber) is a 2019 German-Serbian drama film directed by Angela Schanelec. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] At Berlin, Schanelec won the Silver Bear for Best Director.[4] The film also competed at the 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, where Schanelec was awarded with the Silver Ástor for Best Director.[5]
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| Directed by | Angela Schanelec |
| Written by | Angela Schanelec |
| Starring | Franz Rogowski |
| Cinematography | Ivan Marković |
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| Countries | Germany, Serbia |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $14,026[1][2] |
Plot
The film follows the existential conflict between a mother and her 14-year-old son's teachers after the boy returns home after being missing for a week.[6]
Cast
- Maren Eggert as Astrid
- Clara Möller as Flo
- Jakob Lassalle as Phillip
- Franz Rogowski as Lars
- Alan Williams as Herr Meisner
- Devid Striesow as Gertjan
- Lilith Stangenberg as Claudia
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 32 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "I Was at Home, But... withholds easy gratification, but viewers who settle into its austere rhythms will be rewarded with a story rich with meaning."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]
