PG-13

Faraway, So Close!

Your favorite Angels are back!

1993 • 147 min • Drama · Fantasy · Romance

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Synopsis

A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unified in name but overrun with crime, corruption, and—in what turns out to be a key theme here—Americans.

Our family guide

Best from age 13

Movie Knight Score

184 reviews

70 Audience · 184 · 100%

Two angels in post-reunification Berlin observe human life, including its challenges with crime and corruption. One angel yearns to experience the human world, leading to a journey of choices and consequences.

Violence & peril: 4/10
Language: 4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 4/10
Romance & sensuality: 3/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Characters smoke frequently and drink alcohol.
Some intense sequences involving chases and mild peril.
Brief suggestive scenes and nudity are present.
Deals with themes of crime and moral ambiguity.

What it models well

Empathy and compassion
The value of human experience
Hope amidst difficulty
The beauty of everyday life

Talk about it after

The choices made by the angels and humans, and their impact.
The concept of free will and its responsibilities.
How Berlin changed after reunification and its challenges.
The contrast between observation and participation in life.

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