Sometime in August

Sometime in August
Directed bySebastian Schipper
Screenplay bySebastian Schipper
Based onElective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Produced bySebastian Zühr
Henning Ferber
Marcus Welke
CinematographyFrank Blau
Edited byHorst Reiter
Music byVic Chesnutt
Release dates
  • 8 February 2009 (2009-02-08) (Berlinale)
  • 30 July 2009 (2009-07-30)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Sometime in August (German: Mitte Ende August) is a 2009 German drama film directed by Sebastian Schipper, starring Marie Bäumer, Milan Peschel, André Hennicke and Anna Brüggemann. It tells the story of Thomas and Hanna, a happily married couple settled on the countryside, whose relationship is challenged when they are visited by Tomas' brother and Hanna's goddaughter. The film is loosely based on the 1809 novel Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[1]

The film premiered in the Forum section of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] It won the Grand Prix at the Cabourg Film Festival.[3]

  1. ^ "Mitte Ende August". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  2. ^ "Mitte Ende August". berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  3. ^ "Festival du Film 2009". cabourg.net (in French). Ville de Cabourg. Retrieved 2015-06-15.