The Seventh Continent

Der Siebente Kontinent, feature film, Austria, 1989

DIRECTED BY: Michael Haneke

The Seventh Continent

CAST:
Birgit Doll (Anna Schober),
Dieter Berner (Georg Schober),
Leni Tanzer (Evi Schober),
Udo Samel (Alexander),
Silvia Fenz

SCRIPT:
Michael Haneke

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Anton Peschke

EDITING:
Marie Homolkova

Synopsis:
George and Anna Schober have a daughter, Eva, and lead ordinary lives – they wake up at six, brush their teeth, listen to the radio news and have breakfast. Nothing interesting happens in their lives. But one day, Eva starts to pretend that she is blind in front of her teacher. Her mother punishes her severely and violently. After that, life in the Schober family is never the same...

color, 104'

Trailer