Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- provocative
- arthouse movie night
- provocative cinema discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Carla Juri's fearless performance and the film's energetic, pop-inflected transformation of taboo sexual material into a surprisingly sincere coming-of-age drama.
What sets it apart
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Helen's provocative sexual habits and confrontational behavior become vehicles for negotiating adulthood, intimacy, and self-definition.
The hospital treatment for Helen's anal fissure and her stories about hygiene, bodily fluids, and unconventional practices drive the film's comic shock.
Helen narrates her life through candid recollections of childhood, sexuality, drugs, Corinna, and her parents' divorce while recovering in hospital.
During her hospital stay Helen plans to reunite her divorced father and mother, giving emotional purpose to her otherwise confrontational self-presentation.
Films like Wetlands, and why
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
provocative coming-of-age comedy combining sexual frankness, bodily taboo, and emotional vulnerability
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
boundary-pushing female-centered comedy with irreverent sexuality and stylized visual energy
Thirteen
unconventional coming-of-age drama balancing grotesque humor with family pain and desire
The Piano Teacher
eccentric European comedy using taboo behavior to explore intimacy, identity, and social norms
Movie Details
- Director
- David Wnendt
- Release Date
- 2013-08-22
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (323)
Cast
- Carla Juri
- Axel Milberg
- Meret Becker
- Peri Baumeister
- Christoph Letkowski
- Edgar Selge
- Marlen Kruse
- Clara Wunsch
- Ludger Bökelmann
- Bernardo Arias Porras
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wetlands about?
- An outrageous young woman turns a hospital stay into a candid campaign for bodily freedom, romantic connection, and family repair.
- What is Wetlands like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wetlands as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wetlands violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Wetlands as mild.
- What did critics think of Wetlands?
- Critics broadly praised Carla Juri's fearless performance and the film's energetic, pop-inflected transformation of taboo sexual material into a surprisingly sincere coming-of-age drama.
- Which films are like Wetlands?
- Films with a similar feel include The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Nymphomaniac: Vol. I, Thirteen, and The Piano Teacher.
- How long is Wetlands?
- Wetlands runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wetlands?
- In United States, Wetlands streams on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel.
