Gold is a 2013 German Western film directed by Thomas Arslan. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Thomas Arslan |
| Written by | Thomas Arslan |
| Produced by | Florian Koerner von Gustorf Michael Weber |
| Starring | Nina Hoss Uwe Bohm |
| Cinematography | Patrick Orth |
| Edited by | Bettina Böhler |
| Music by | Dylan Carlson |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | German English |
Plot
editThe film depicts a trek of settlers of German and Austrian-Hungarian origin on their way through a sparsely populated part of Canada. The Group travels in 1899 from Ashcroft, British Columbia to Dawson City, following the Klondike Gold Rush.
Cast
edit- Nina Hoss as Emily Meyer
- Uwe Bohm as Gustav Müller
- Kindall Charters as First Indian
- Rosa Enskat as Maria Dietz
- Peter Kurth as Wilhelm Laser
- Marko Mandić as Carl Böhmer
- Wolfgang Packhäuser as Otto Dietz
- Lars Rudolph as Joseph Rossmann
Reception
editVariety's Alissa Simon described the film as an "involving, naturalistic period piece" and an homage to "late-era Western". She also appreciated the cinematography for portraying the landscapes as "ruggedly majestic".[3]
Cine Vue's Patrick Gamble praised Nina Hoss for being "her usual captivating self" who convinces the audience she lived through a variety of strong emotions "without even flinching a muscle" but he also stated her performance was squandered because the plot offered "little in the way of entertainment or palpable suspense".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Berlinale Competition 2013: Another Nine Films Confirmed". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Young, Deborah (2 September 2013). "Gold: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (9 February 2013). "Gold". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ Gamble, Patrick (25 June 2013). "EIFF 2013: 'Gold' review". Cine Vue. Retrieved 11 February 2013.