NEVER LOOK AWAY
DRAMA | GERMAN | 189 MIN
NEVER LOOK AWAY is an intergenerational tale of love, sorrow, art and politics spanning three decades of 20th century German history, from Nazism through much of the Cold War. Loosely based on the formative years of the world-renowned painter Gerhard Richter.
DIRECTOR/WRITER Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others)
CINEMATOGRAPHY Caleb Deschanel (The Lion King - 2019)
MUSIC Max Richter (Arrival)
CAST Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer
“A beautifully moving and profoundly human cinematic odyssey”
★★★★★
— THE UPCOMING
“Watching paint dry has never been so riveting”
★★★★
— THE TELEGRAPH
"Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck embellishes truth to create a giddy film”
★★★★★
— FINANCIAL TIMES
“powerful Gerhard Richter-inspired drama”
★★★★
— THE GUARDIAN
FESTIVALS + AWARDS
91st Academy Awards®
Nominee: Best Foreign Film
91st Academy Awards®
Nominee: Best Cinematography
2019 Golden Globe Awards
Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
2018 Venice Film Festival
Winner: Leoncino D’Oro
2018 Venice Film Festival
Winner: Arca Cinemagiovani
2018 Venice Film Festival
Nominee: Golden Lion Nominee
2019 Young Cinema Awards
Winner: Best International Film