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Sommer vorm Balkon

2005 · 105 min · Director: Andreas Dresen ★ IMDb 6.9 · 3,291 ratings

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A tragicomic movie which focuses on two women and their daily struggle for survival during a summer in Berlin. Katrin, a jobless single mom, and Nike, a nurse, live in the same house and are best friends. Although always dating the wrong men and still pursuing for happiness, they don't lose their humor and spend many nights together on Nike's balcony, drinking and chatting. However, Nike gets to know the trucker Ronald one day...

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Sommer vorm Balkon (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Love15%
  3. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy40 %35 %18 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor45 %32 %23 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension49 %29 %34 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor42 %28 %30 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor38 %25 %23 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Hope39 %24 %21 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor45 %33 %26 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Empathy50 %41 %34 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor56 %46 %44 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Tension71 %60 %63 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Empathy74 %61 %65 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension59 %44 %50 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Empathy48 %39 %35 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Empathy49 %41 %29 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Humor55 %41 %30 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Empathy54 %43 %25 %23 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Humor51 %41 %29 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Tension59 %48 %41 %34 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Sadness65 %57 %33 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Humor63 %58 %15 %42 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

IF
Inka Friedrich

IF
Inka Friedrich

Katrin Engel

AS
Andreas Schmidt

AS
Andreas Schmidt

Ronald

SS
Stephanie Schönfeld

Tina

CP
Christel Peters

Helene

KR
Kurt Radeke

Oskar

HS
Hannes Stelzer

Herr Neumann

BB
Barbara Bachmann

Barbara Bachmann ..

TH
Traute Hoess

Chefin Agentur

VS
Veit Schubert

Apotheker

OB
Olaf Burmeister

Vorzimmermann

UK
Ute Keller

Leiterin Suchtklinik

AB
Anne Bulling

Ärztin Notaufnahme

MF
Manuela Fritzsche

Chefin Pflegedienst

CK
Carola Kirschnick

Chefin Kneipe

OS
Olaf Sommerfeld

Schuhverkäufer

HL
Hans-Ulrich Laux

Trucker

MH
Manfred Hille

Unfallfahrer

AP
Axel Prahl

Kneipengast (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Andreas Dresen
Written by
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
105 min
Country
Germany
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 3,291 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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