A story about the continuity and collapse of history, the power of suppression, and the terror of reconciliation; loyalty, treason and revenge. In a brave cinematic game, Heinrich Böll’s story Billiards at Half-Past Nine is split up into cracks, blocks, breaks and sudden turns, as the life story of a German family, covering numerous generations, is propelled forward.
Directed by: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Cast: Henning Harmssen, Georg Zander, Ulrich Hopmann, Ernst Kutzinski, Jochem Grüner, Günter Göbel, Klaus Weyer, Karl Bodenschatz, Heinrich Hargesheimer, Johannes Buzalski, Paul Esser, Max Willutzki
Genres: Drama, Experimental
Rating: 5.9/10