@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
St. Louis
Hamburg, Germany, 1939. Getting a passage aboard the passenger liner St. Louis seems to be the last hope of salvation for more than nine hundred German Jews who, desperate to escape the atrocious persecution to which they are subjected by the Nazi regime, intend to emigrate to Cuba.
Quick Stats
7.0
TMDB Rating
8
Votes
1h 28m
Runtime
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Budget
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Box Office
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Return
Key Crew
DirectorBen von Grafenstein
WriterSusanne Beck
CinematographyRaphael Beinder
ComposerIngo Voelker
EditorBen von Grafenstein
Production DesignSusanne Abel
Produced by
UFA FictionnordmediaICA
Where to Watch
Free
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Ulrich Noethen
Captain Gustav Schröder
Britta Hammelstein
Martha Stern
Johannes Kienast
Officer Klaus Ostermeyer
Florian Panzner
Otto Hendrich
Golo Euler
Walter Stern
Attila Borlan
Karl Pollock
Virgílio Castelo
Dr. Josef Joseph
Luís Esparteiro
Robert Hoffmann
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Elgar do Rosário
Leo Stern
Gabriela Barros
Elise Loewe
Pedro Lacerda
Dr. Max Loewe
João Craveiro
Male German Customs Officer
Kjersti Kaasa
Female German Customs Officer
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Tomâs Frazâo
Fat Boy
Daniel Viana
Steward
