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The Inheritors

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In 1930s Austria, slow-witted Severin (Lars Rudolph) recounts the tale of a murdered landowner who leaves his estate to the seven peasants who worked on his farm. Though the workers are delighted at becoming wealthy, they soon realize that co-owning a farm is an extremely difficult undertaking. Peasants Emmy (Sophie Rois) and Lukas (Simon Schwarz) try to take the lead, but they find themselves overburdened by their greedy neighbors, who want the land for themselves.

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Paul Tatara CNN.com Jan 1, 2000
This is a memorable, intriguingly complex piece of filmmaking that's worth your time and attention. Don't let the subject matter (or the subtitles) scare you away. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Nov 28, 2009
3.5/4
Inspiring and surprisingly poignant. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 25, 2005
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 4, 2002
A rowdy, bawdy, and clever morality tale about the elixir of freedom and the eternal clash between the haves and the have-nots. Go to Full Review
James Berardinelli ReelViews Jan 1, 2000
3/4
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 1, 2000
B
It is a dark morality tale about the powerful ones acting petty and cruel, while the peasants act with dignity and courage. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Stefan Ruzowitzky

Director

Simon Schwarz

Lukas Lichtmeß

Sophie Rois

Emmy

Lars Rudolph

Severin

Julia Gschnitzer

Alte Nane

Ulrich Wildgruber

Danninger

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The Inheritors

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Synopsis In 1930s Austria, slow-witted Severin (Lars Rudolph) recounts the tale of a murdered landowner who leaves his estate to the seven peasants who worked on his farm. Though the workers are delighted at becoming wealthy, they soon realize that co-owning a farm is an extremely difficult undertaking. Peasants Emmy (Sophie Rois) and Lukas (Simon Schwarz) try to take the lead, but they find themselves overburdened by their greedy neighbors, who want the land for themselves.
Director
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Producer
Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker
Screenwriter
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Distributor
Stratosphere Entertainment
Production Co
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 19, 1998, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$197.7K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1
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