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Sechzehneichen (2012)
Director: Hendrik Handloegten
Cast: Heike Makatsch, Mark Waschke, Sandra Borgmann, Marc Hosemann
Runtime88 min
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A young couple moves to a gated community (named Sechzehneichen), where soon the creative wife (a photographer) gets bored and the husband joins a secret mens' club. All the other wives seem strangely conservative and shallow. Basically a thinly veiled take on the Stepford Wives, just without any bit of humor or atmosphere, but instead filled with the sterile, unflinching and dry seriousness that makes watching a lot of our German films such a drag and a miserable experience.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Sechzehneichen (2012), directed by Hendrik Handloegten, has received a mixed critical reception. Some critics have described the film as a sterile and serious take on the Stepford Wives concept, lacking the humor and atmosphere that made that film memorable. However, the film has not received significant awards recognition, and its public reception is unclear due to a lack of widely available audience ratings.
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Fans of German cinema's dry, serious sensibilities will appreciate the subtle yet compelling social commentary in Sechzehneichen, director Hendrik Handloegten's 2012 film exploring the dark underbelly of an affluent gated community.