Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- melancholic
- contemplative
- rainy day
- quiet evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tine investigates a skeleton and decades of disappearances in the east German village of Bad Kleinen.
The investigation excavates the village's unresolved disappearances and the deep layers of its collective memory.
Tine returns to her father's farm after her protest group risks being classified as terrorist.
The unexplained cases repeatedly lead back to Uwe's decaying farmhouse, forcing Tine to confront her own history.
Films like Red Stars Upon the Field, and why
The Village of the Damned
shared rural mystery, buried historical trauma, and uneasy collective memory
Marshland
shared investigation into disappearance, provincial secrets, and melancholic social atmosphere
Transit
shared political fugitivity, historical guilt, and tense introspective drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Laura Laabs
- Release Date
- 2025-11-06
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 4.0 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Hannah Ehrlichmann
- Hermann Beyer
- Jenny Schily
- Matthi Faust
- Uwe Preuss
- Camill Jammal
- Simon Mantei
- Arnd Klawitter
- Emma Bliemel
- Martin Neuhaus
Common questions
- What is Red Stars Upon the Field about?
- A politically hunted young woman investigates a skeleton in an east German village where local disappearances and family history converge.
- What is Red Stars Upon the Field like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Red Stars Upon the Field as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Red Stars Upon the Field violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Red Stars Upon the Field.
- Which films are like Red Stars Upon the Field?
- Films with a similar feel include The Village of the Damned, Marshland, and Transit.
- How long is Red Stars Upon the Field?
- Red Stars Upon the Field runs 133 minutes.
