Title:
Western
ISBN:
9780781515801
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet featuring essay by Dennis Lim inserted in container (4 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: Interview with Valeska Grisebach; trailer.
Reading Level:
Rating: Not rated.
Summary:
An intense, slow-burning thriller, this film follows a group of German construction workers installing a hydroelectric plant in remote rural Bulgaria. The foreign land awakens the men's sense of adventure, but tensions mount when, Meinhard, the strong, silent, and newcomer to the group, starts mixing with the local villagers. The two sides speak different languages and share a troubled history. Can they learn to trust each other, or is the stage being set for a showdown?
System Details:
DVD, WIDE SCREEN (1.85:1), DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1.
Language Note:
GERMAN AND BULGARIAN DIALOGUE ; ENGLISH SUBTITLES. (NOTE LANGUAGES INTERSPERSED, DEPENDENT UNPON THE NATIVE TONGUE OF THE CHARACTER.)
