The 11th Hour
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(2014)
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The 11th Hour
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(2014)
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Kim Basinger | ... |
Maria
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Jordan Prentice | ... |
Petit
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Sebastian Schipper | ... |
Peter
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Peter Stormare | ... |
The Russian
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Robert Hunger-Bühler | ... |
Magnus
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Anouk Wagener | ... |
Anouk
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Nina Fog | ... |
Nina
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Sabine Haupt | ... |
Sasja
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Philipp Hochmair | ... |
Business man
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Norman Hacker | ... |
Doctor
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Theresa Bischof | ... |
Young prostitute
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Anka Graczyk | ... |
Madam
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Anna-Franziska Srna | ... |
Prostitute #1
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Mascha Haupt | ... |
Prostitute #2
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Maik Rogge | ... |
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Maria is a successful businesswoman living in Germany in a happy marriage. However, she has one big problem. She wants to be a mother more than anything, but every time she gets pregnant, she miscarries. When her doctor tells her after her latest miscarriage that she won't be able to get pregnant again, she opts for adoption, but her husband, upset over her condition, refuses the idea and temporary separates from her in order to rethink whether or not he wants to stay in the relationship with her now. She begins to lose her grip on reality when she starts hearing the voice of her unborn child, so she decides to get herself a baby even if she has to buy one. She hears a rumor that prostitutes sometimes sell their unwanted babies on the black market near the German-Czech border, so she meets Petit, a drug-addict who frequents the local prostitutes, and hires him to find her one who's willing to sell her baby for 10 grand. He sees this as a chance to save a child from the hell the ...
The first time I saw Kim Basinger was 7 1/2 Weeks, and I loved it! She had these full lips and a sensual look, it wasn't even necessary to be too good of an actress. In the late decade I saw her again, sad, older, not really too demanding in her choices for roles in movies.
However, seeing her at "I am Here", I think she took a great leap. I think she accepted her maturity, and this role was just right for her, and she gave herself 100%.The rest of the cast is there only to make her shine. The exception is Jordan Prentice who interacted with her performance in many ways.
A woman in a desperate need to have a child in her life. She's successful, rich, married, but still empty. Slowly she becomes obsessed with this idea, after failing for ten years.
I would classify this movie as a thriller/horror, rather than just a drama. She hears a voice and follows it. Is she going mad or her nature is really calling even that it's already too late? The movie is complex and not for everyone, but I really enjoyed the dark tone and a little dark humor towards the end. What's the price to make a dream come true?