The Wall (2012)
Director
Julian Pölsler
Main cast
Martina Gedeck; Ulrike Beimpold; Karlheinz Hackl; Wolfgang Maria Bauer; Julia Gschnitzer
Genres
Drama
Description
A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.
Julian Pölsler
Main cast
Martina Gedeck; Ulrike Beimpold; Karlheinz Hackl; Wolfgang Maria Bauer; Julia Gschnitzer
Genres
Drama
Description
A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.
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