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Everything you need to know about German film "culture" can be summed up in the fact that this subdued, slow moving, structure-free mess of a proto-mumblecore drama has been described as either a "thrilling and bombastic action film" or "relying too much on showmanship and grand special effects" by German film critics. They just don't know any better, because, obviously, they haven't watched a movie before.