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Original title: Roter Himmel · Turkish title: Kızıl Gökyüzü
2023 · 1 h 42 min
Cast
Thomas Schubert 
Paula Beer Langston Uibel 
Enno Trebs
Credits
Written by: 
Christian Petzold
Plot
A film that won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at Berlin. Known in German as Roter Himmel.
Sinekatalog’s take
Christian Petzold's summer comedy-drama traps a writer with friends as wildfires approach. Wry, light and gradually moving, it is a charming study of self-absorption and sudden grief.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (11,680 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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