The Seventh Continent
movie
Released October 20, 1989
Genres:
Overview
Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.
Runtime
1h 47m
Origin Country
Austria
Original Language
German
Original Title
Der siebente Kontinent
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Austria
Spoken Languages
- Deutsch (German)
Production Companies
Wega Film
Austria
Keywords
- nihilism
- boredom
- modernity
- family's daily life
- materialism
- austria
- only child
- based on true story
- middle class
- dysfunctional family
- industrial society
- misanthrophy
- mass suicide
- destruction
- family
- car wash
- austrian
- quitting a job
- meaningless existence
- optometrist
- 1980s
- repetition
- postmodernism
- bleak
- urban horror
- self destructiveness
- urban malaise
- daily routine
- österreich
