Gold (2013 film)

Gold is a 2013 German Western film directed by Thomas Arslan. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2]

Gold
Directed byThomas Arslan
Produced byFlorian Koerner von Gustorf
Michael Weber
Written byThomas Arslan
StarringNina Hoss
Uwe Bohm
Music byDylan Carlson
CinematographyPatrick Orth
Edited byBettina Böhler
Release date
  • 9 February 2013 (2013-02-09) (Berlin)
  • 28 February 2013 (2013-02-28) (Germany)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
English

Plot

The film depicts a trek of settlers of German and Austrian-Hungarian origin on their way through a sparsely populated part of Canada. The Group travels in 1899 from Ashcroft, British Columbia to Dawson City, following the Klondike Gold Rush.

Cast
  • Nina Hoss as Emily Meyer
  • Uwe Bohm as Gustav Müller
  • Kindall Charters as First Indian
  • Rosa Enskat as Maria Dietz
  • Peter Kurth as Wilhelm Laser
  • Marko Mandic as Carl Böhmer
  • Wolfgang Packhäuser as Otto Dietz
  • Lars Rudolph as Joseph Rossmann

Reception

Variety's Alissa Simon described the film as an "involving, naturalistic period piece" and an homage to "late-era Western". She also appreciated the cinematography for portraying the landscapes as "ruggedly majestic".[3]

Cine Vue's Patrick Gamble praised Nina Hoss for being "her usual captivating self" who convinces the audience she lived through a variety of strong emotions "without even flinching a muscle" but he also stated her performance was squandered because the plot offered "little in the way of entertainment or palpable suspense".[4]

References
  1. "Berlinale Competition 2013: Another Nine Films Confirmed". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. Young, Deborah (2 September 2013). "Gold: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. Simon, Alissa (9 February 2013). "Gold". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. Gamble, Patrick (25 June 2013). "EIFF 2013: 'Gold' review". Cine Vue. Retrieved 11 February 2013.


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