Film

The Tin Drum 1979

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

  • Drama, History, War
  • 162 min
  • R

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

DramaHistoryWarpubertyadulterylolitasuicidebased on novel or booknazidwarfgdansk, polandcircustoxicationgermanymarried couple

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  • Harm to children

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