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Directed by | Michael Haneke |
Written by | Michael Haneke Johanna Teicht |
Produced by | Veit Heiduschka |
Starring | Dieter Berner Birgit Doll Leni Tanzer |
Cinematography | Anton Peschke |
Edited by | Marie Homolkova |
Music by | Alban Berg |
Distributed by | Wega Film |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
The Seventh Continent (German: Der siebente Kontinent) is a 1989 Austrian drama film directed by Michael Haneke. It is Haneke's debut feature film. The film chronicles three years in the life of an Austrian family, which consists of Georg, an engineer; his wife Anna, an optometrist; and their young daughter, Eva. They lead a seemingly routine urban middle-class life, but are actually planning something sinister. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]