Winter Sleepers
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69% Critic Match

Winter Sleepers

6.9 / 10 1997 2h 0mNR German
DramaRomance

Storyline

Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...

Cast & Crew

Ulrich Matthes

Ulrich Matthes

René

Lead
MS

Marie-Lou Sellem

Laura

Floriane Daniel

Floriane Daniel

Rebecca

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Marco Mullier

Josef Bierbichler

Josef Bierbichler

Theo

Laura Tonke

Laura Tonke

Nina

SD

Sophia Dirscherl

Marita

Sebastian Schipper

Sebastian Schipper

Otto

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Tykwer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Winter Sleepers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker