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The Seventh Continent (German: Der siebente Kontinent) is a 1989 Austrian drama film directed by Michael Haneke. It is Haneke's debut feature film, reportedly inspired by a true story of an Austrian middle-class family that committed suicide. The film chronicles the last years of the European family, which consists of Georg, an engineer; his wife Anna, an optician; and their young daughter, Eva. They lead routine urban middle-class lives, with hopes of escaping to Australia to start a new life, but suddenly decide to destroy themselves without any apparent reason. 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.
Original Release
05/19/1989
US Release
03/26/1990
Cast
Name | Character |
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Birgit Doll | Anna Schober |
Dieter Berner | Georg Schober |
Leni Tanzer | Eva Schober / Evi Schober |
Udo Samel | Alexander |
Silvia Fenz | Optiker Kundin |
Robert Dietl | Georgs Vorgesetzter |
Elisabeth Rath | Lehrerin |
Georges Kern | |
Georg Friedrich | Störungsdienst der Post |
Meat Loaf | Self |
Directors
Writers
Michael Haneke, Johanna Teicht
Cast
Name | Character |
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Birgit Doll | Anna Schober |
Dieter Berner | Georg Schober |
Leni Tanzer | Eva Schober / Evi Schober |
Udo Samel | Alexander |
Silvia Fenz | Optiker Kundin |
Robert Dietl | Georgs Vorgesetzter |
Elisabeth Rath | Lehrerin |
Georges Kern | |
Georg Friedrich | Störungsdienst der Post |
Meat Loaf | Self |
Jennifer Rush | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Veit Heiduschka | Producer |