Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything

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Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything

2024

2h 12m

Drama

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The summer of 1990 is hot in the countryside of Thuringia, in former East Germany. Maria is about to turn 19, lives with her boyfriend, Johannes, on his parents' farm, and would rather lose herself in books than focus on graduating. With German reunification, there is a sense of a new era dawning as Maria bumps into Henner, the farmer next door. One touch is all it takes to ignite an all-consuming passion between Maria and the headstrong, charismatic man twice her age. In an atmosphere buzzing with possibilities, love is born: a secret passion full of longing and desire that devours everything in its path.

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Sarah Manvel

In Their Own League

Sep 30, 2024

4/5

It’s less about all the nudity (though there certainly is plenty of that) and more about how Maria uses her sexual experiences to determine the direction she wants her life to go in.

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

Sep 3, 2024

2.5/5

German reunification forms the backdrop to Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything, Emily Atef’s swooning but uneven romance drama.

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jul 13, 2024

Fable-like, literary, long and luscious.

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Ray Pride

Newcity

Jul 4, 2024

7/10

Atef earns tragedy in her slow-burning tale while also leaning into other authors including Lawrence and E.L. James.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Jun 7, 2024

2/5

The film’s biggest frustration is the absence of anything innately alarming. Shot by Armin Dierolf (A Piece of Sky, 2022), the film is well stocked in beautiful visual palettes, but ultimately doesn’t have much to say.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

Jun 7, 2024

2/4

[I]t doesn't make for a particularly compelling or romantic drama.

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Daniel H

@RT93730819 Sep 4, 2026

Besser als erwartet.

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K S

@JudyS52 Jul 18, 2026

The quiet gaps let you fill in what you might guess the 2 main characters R thinking-/ The acting, the music, the beautiful scenery— I cant stop thinking about this evocative movie..

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Aleksandar T

@AleksandarT Feb 8, 2026

It's difficult to see any meaningful connection between the characters in the movie. One can not see motives behind behavior of the two main characters. Sexual scenes can not compensate the lack of the narration. Eastern Germany was portrayed inappropriately,one can not see the social fabric of that time, as it is happening somewhere in the island, and not near the border with the west. Disappointing 2 hours.

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The summer of 1990 is hot in the countryside of Thuringia, in former East Germany. Maria is about to turn 19, lives with her boyfriend, Johannes, on his parents' farm, and would rather lose herself in books than focus on graduating. With German reunification, there is a sense of a new era dawning as Maria bumps into Henner, the farmer next door. One touch is all it takes to ignite an all-consuming passion between Maria and the headstrong, charismatic man twice her age. In an atmosphere buzzing with possibilities, love is born: a secret passion full of longing and desire that devours everything in its path.

Director: Emily Atef
Screenwriter: Emily Atef, Daniela Krien
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Rohfilm Factory GmbH, Arte, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 2h 12m

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