"Sieben Tage Sonntag" or "Tulpe" "Tulip" or "Seven Days Sunday" is a German movie from 2007, so this one has its 10th anniversary this year and it means a really long break for writer and director Niels Laupert because this film is not only his very first full feature film, but also his most recent work until later this year when his newest project will be released apparently. This is the story of two young men whose lives go off the rails when boredom results into violence and the duo commit a horrible act of violence. This boredom is also what the seven days Sunday refer to because they don't have a work or direction in their lives, but I personally do not really like the title here as it always comes down to what you make of it, even if you do not work full time hours every week. I mean there are millions (perhaps billions) of unemployed people out there and not really too many of them take the path of crime, let alone there are enough employed people who become so empty inside with their everyday routine that they also commit acts of violence.
Anyway, back to the movie: It is a really short one as it only runs for 70 minutes only (not counting ending credits. The cast includes names like Trepte, Baal, Schmidt-Schaller and Ulrich that German film buffs (like myself) will recognize. Martin Kiefer, who is the male co-lead here, is admittedly a name that I am not really that familiar with, so I guess you could say his career has not been as memorable and successful (probably the better word) as Trepte's in the last decade. As for Trepte, he seems to have a tendency to appear in these crime-related movies about young men making wrong decisions and having to deal with the consequences. This one here is not as good as "Keller - Teenage Wasteland" from two years earlier though. I personally think that the lack of really memorable plot references and scenes as well as the pretty mediocre performances by the two lead actors do not turn this into a rewarding watch and it did not get me curious about Laupert's newest work. But perhaps he has a better cast at his disposal this time and also stepped things up in the meantime. It's been a long time since 2007. "Sieben Tage Sonntag" gets a thumbs-down from me. Not recommended.
Anyway, back to the movie: It is a really short one as it only runs for 70 minutes only (not counting ending credits. The cast includes names like Trepte, Baal, Schmidt-Schaller and Ulrich that German film buffs (like myself) will recognize. Martin Kiefer, who is the male co-lead here, is admittedly a name that I am not really that familiar with, so I guess you could say his career has not been as memorable and successful (probably the better word) as Trepte's in the last decade. As for Trepte, he seems to have a tendency to appear in these crime-related movies about young men making wrong decisions and having to deal with the consequences. This one here is not as good as "Keller - Teenage Wasteland" from two years earlier though. I personally think that the lack of really memorable plot references and scenes as well as the pretty mediocre performances by the two lead actors do not turn this into a rewarding watch and it did not get me curious about Laupert's newest work. But perhaps he has a better cast at his disposal this time and also stepped things up in the meantime. It's been a long time since 2007. "Sieben Tage Sonntag" gets a thumbs-down from me. Not recommended.