What We Wanted
What We Wanted | |
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Directed by | |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | Der Lauf der Dinge by Peter Stamm |
Produced by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Robert Oberrainer |
Edited by | Marie Kreutzer |
Production company | Film AG |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
What We Wanted (German: Was wir wollten) is a 2020 Austrian drama film directed by , in her feature directorial debut, based on the short story Der Lauf der Dinge by Peter Stamm.[1] It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]
The film was originally set to premiere at the Gartenbaukino in Vienna on 2 November 2020,[3] followed by a theatrical release in Austria on 6 November 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] What We Wanted was ultimately released on Netflix outside Austria on 11 November 2020 and in Austria on 22 December 2020.[1][5]
Premise[]
A couple who have been trying for a baby take a holiday to Sardinia, where they meet another couple.[6]
Cast[]
- Lavinia Wilson as Alice
- Elyas M'Barek as Niklas
- Anna Unterberger as Christl
- as Romed
- as Denise
- as David
- as Sabrina
See also[]
- List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dray, Kayleigh (20 October 2020). "Netflix's What We Wanted offers up an intimate portrayal of infertility". Stylist. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ ""Was wir wollten" für Auslands-Oscar eingereicht". Der Standard (in German). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Kamalzadeh, Dominik (16 October 2020). "Filmpremiere "Was wir wollten"". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Schedl, Franco (1 November 2020). "Zweiter Lockdown: Ab 3.11. sind die Kinos wieder zu". film.at (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Greuling, Matthias (17 December 2020). ""Was wir wollten": Ein Urlaub wird zum Albtraum". Wiener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "What We Wanted". Austrian Films. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links[]
- 2020 films
- German-language films
- 2020 directorial debut films
- 2020 drama films
- Austrian drama films
- Austrian films
- Films about couples
- Films based on short fiction
- Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Films set in Sardinia