The Wall

2012 [GERMAN]

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Sci-Fi

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 69% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 7910 7.9K

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Plot summary

A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.

Director

Julian Pölsler Photo
Julian Pölsler

Top cast

Martina Gedeck Photo
Martina Gedeck as Woman
Hans-Michael Rehberg Photo
Hans-Michael Rehberg as Cottager
Karlheinz Hackl Photo
Karlheinz Hackl as Hugo
Julia Gschnitzer Photo
Julia Gschnitzer as Cottager
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991.91 MB
1280*544
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles de  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 1
1.99 GB
1920*816
German 5.1
NR
Subtitles de  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by justahunch-70549 6 / 10

Unusual

I came here after viewing this very odd film and I expected to read an equal amount of bad and good reviews and I wasn't incorrect. I'm sort of in the middle. This is most assuredly not a film for everyone. It has to be classified as science fiction, but it rarely feels like one. A woman goes to spend a weekend in a isolated cabin and is kept captive by some sort of invisible wall or force field of some sort. Rather than sci-fi, this plays like some sort of cerebral meditation on the joys and pain of loneliness, mostly the latter. This film also involves numerous animals and the trapped character's connection with them. Some of this aspect is touching, but some of it is difficult to watch, especially one scene. This is no doubt slow as some have been critical of, but I found quite a bit of it sort of intriguing. It is a one woman show starring the acclaimed German actress, Martina Gedeck. There were a few things that annoyed me, primarily a couple of things not explored, but overall this is an interesting film for the serious minded viewer.
Reviewed by MtnShelby 8 / 10

Worth Watching

This film will not appeal to everyone, but it certainly appealed to me. I'm a big fan of films and books depicting people in isolated, alienated circumstances, whether physically alone or within the boundaries of society. The Wall effectively portrays this unnamed woman's solitary confinement behind an invisible wall, while the world outside has stopped functioning as she knew it (the apocalyptic reason is never brought to light and is really not necessary, and the couple at the cabin is an effective symbol of the frozen state of time and circumstance). The woman develops a tender-hearted relationship with the animals she must nurture and care for as she learns to care for herself and survive. Certainly the viewer (like the reader) can draw many conclusions about the nature of solitude, isolation, alienation, and human psychology. The film invites that kind of thinking, if not open dialog. The woman experiences a wide range of emotion, desperation, yes, but also solace and even joy in her steadfast self reliance and the beauty of the world to which she is given access (scenes of the night sky are particularly moving). The outlook is ultimately a bleak one, though, and expect no clear resolution. This ambiguity may be off-putting to viewers who would prefer the woman find a way out, encounter a rescuer, or at least discover a partner in her exile (which makes one of the events in the film all the more horrific). If for no other reason, watch the film for the fine acting, exquisite scenery, and dramatic depiction of nature. I have not yet read the book on which the film is based, but am looking forward to doing so. I congratulate the filmmakers for bringing this story to a wider audience.
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