Overview
A night of passion turns perilous as love and danger intertwine in Berlin.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- kinetic
- frantic
- romantic
- late night viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the single-take technique is technically extraordinary while also supporting an emotionally authentic and tonally agile crime drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The entire narrative is filmed in a single take across Berlin, with the camera continuously tracking Victoria and the group.
The night unfolds continuously from Victoria's meeting with Sonne through the group's increasingly dangerous criminal plans.
Victoria is a young Spanish newcomer in Berlin whose desire for connection draws her into Sonne's volatile circle.
The Berlin night moves from flirtation and music to frantic criminal activity without releasing its momentum.
Films like Victoria, and why
Good Time
shares a real-time structure, escalating criminal danger, and immersive urban tension
After Hours
shares a single-night descent into crime, kinetic pacing, and morally unstable companionship
Victoria
shares sustained formal experimentation, emotional disorientation, and a nightmarish urban atmosphere
Before Sunrise
shares intimate romantic tension colliding with crime, youthful desperation, and heightened realism
Movie Details
- Director
- Sebastian Schipper
- Release Date
- 2015-06-11
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (1405)
Cast
- Laia Costa
- Frederick Lau
- Franz Rogowski
- Max Mauff
- Burak Yiğit
- André Hennicke
- Lena Klenke
- Philipp Kubitza
- Martin Goeres
- Andreas Schmitka
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Kino Film Collection
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Victoria about?
- A Spanish newcomer’s chance encounter with Berlin revelers becomes an exhilarating, real-time plunge into criminal danger and fragile intimacy.
- What is Victoria like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Victoria as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Victoria violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Victoria as brutal.
- What did critics think of Victoria?
- Critics broadly agreed that the single-take technique is technically extraordinary while also supporting an emotionally authentic and tonally agile crime drama.
- Which films are like Victoria?
- Films with a similar feel include Good Time, After Hours, Victoria, and Before Sunrise.
- How long is Victoria?
- Victoria runs 138 minutes.
- Where can I watch Victoria?
- In United States, Victoria streams on Kino Film Collection.
