German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
Kurt Barnert
Carl Seeband
Ellie
Elisabeth May
Antonius van Verten
Martha Seeband
Major Murawjow
Murawjow Interpreter
Miss Hellthaler
Franz Michaelis
Horst Grimma
Günther Preusser
Adrian Schimmel / Finck
Max Seifert
Werner Blaschke
Waltraut Barnert
Johann Barnert
Grandmother Malvine
Günther May
An amazing return to directorial form, ‘Never Look Away’ is a novelistic, epic film that appears to constantly shapeshift in front of our eyes. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has created the rare kind of work where politics, history, art and love collide into an almost operatic crescendo. Like the title suggests, it’s riveting viewing. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-never-look-away-an-artistic-and-spiritual-epic Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
Kurt Barnert
Carl Seeband
Ellie
Elisabeth May
Antonius van Verten
Martha Seeband
Major Murawjow
Murawjow Interpreter
Miss Hellthaler
Franz Michaelis
Horst Grimma
Günther Preusser
Adrian Schimmel / Finck
Max Seifert
Werner Blaschke
Waltraut Barnert
Johann Barnert
Grandmother Malvine
Günther May
An amazing return to directorial form, ‘Never Look Away’ is a novelistic, epic film that appears to constantly shapeshift in front of our eyes. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has created the rare kind of work where politics, history, art and love collide into an almost operatic crescendo. Like the title suggests, it’s riveting viewing. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-never-look-away-an-artistic-and-spiritual-epic Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.