The Forest for the Trees(Movie, 2003)

Name: The Forest for the Trees
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: T01:21:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen" (German/DE)

1h 21min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 17 votes)

The Forest for the Trees (German: Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen) is a 2003 German film directed by Maren Ade in her feature film directorial debut. The movie premiered at the 2003 Hof International Film Festival before going on to play at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Forest for the Trees

Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award

About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Germany

Plays in: Karlsruhe

Made by: Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Komplizen Film, ARD, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, KaufmannWöbke GbR, Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (MFG), Südwestrundfunk, FFA Filmförderungsanstalt, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE)

Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/30/2006 (World premiere: 09/16/2004)

Cast: Eva Löbau, Daniela Holtz, Ilona Schulz, Robert Schupp

Director: Maren Ade

Producer: Sabine Holtgreve

Screenwriter: Maren Ade

Film Editor: Heike Parplies

Composer: Ina Siefert, Nellis Du Biel

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Forest Full Of Trees"

Keywords: idealist, betrayal by friend, teacher, mockery, woman director, failure

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The Forest for the Trees(Movie, 2003)

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