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Winter Sleepers

19972hTom Tykwer
IMDb 7.1 · Rotten Tomatoes 76% · Metacritic 68

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Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...

DramaRomance
ComaNurseBavaria, GermanyMountainHospitalSki

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What is Winter Sleepers (1997) about?

Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for…

Who stars in Winter Sleepers?

Winter Sleepers stars Ulrich Matthes (René), Marie-Lou Sellem (Laura), Floriane Daniel (Rebecca), Heino Ferch (Marco Mullier), Josef Bierbichler (Theo). The film was directed by Tom Tykwer.

How long is Winter Sleepers?

Winter Sleepers has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1997.

Is Winter Sleepers worth watching?

Winter Sleepers holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 76. Fans of Drama, Romance are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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