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The Forest for the Trees

As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.

1h 21m2004TMDb 6.6

ComedyDrama

German

Crew and Cast

Maren AdeMaren AdeDirectorEva LöbauEva LöbauMelanie PröschleDaniela HoltzDaniela HoltzTina Schaffner
Jan NeumannThorsten RehmIlona SchulzIlona SchulzFrau SussmannRobert SchuppRobert SchuppTobias
Heinz Röser-DümmigLutger Reinhardt
Martina EckrichRenate Pföhler
Nina FiedlerBine
Hans-Rüdiger KucichGerd Postweiler
Ruth KöpplerElvira Fischer-Walter
Achim EnchelmaierBernd
Monika HirschleMelanies Mutter
Volker JeckVolker Jeck
Hans-Peter GastigerRecycler
Andreas BornhardtGarden Center Worker
Violetta BreuerNeighbor
Siegfried SchneiderHerr Meiser

Storyline

As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.

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Info

Original title
Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen
Status
Released
Released
16 September 2004
Runtime
1h 21m
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (50 votes)

Production

Director
Maren Ade
Writers
Maren Ade
Studios
Komplizen Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German