The Seventh Continent

This film (drama)Also known asDer siebente Kontinent，is aAustriaProducerwomen sex，At1989Released in year 。The dialogue language isGerman, French, English，Current Douban rating8.1(For reference only)。

The protagonists of the story are a middle-class family consisting of a father, mother, and daughter. Their income clearly exceeds mere subsistence, and the relationships among family members are harmonious, so on the surface, the family appears to be happy. Their lives are well-regulated. In the morning, the mother wakes the daughter up, then they wash their faces, brush their teeth, and have breakfast, just like most people. The garage door opens twice a day; the father drives out in the morning and returns home in the evening. The father, mother, and many urban dwellers have long been accustomed to this repetitive existence. However, the daughter is still young, and her life should be colorful and full of surprises, both at school and at home. The rigidity of middle-class life makes her feel overlooked, and she cannot bear it, so one day she suddenly pretends to go blind to attract everyone's attention. This action by the daughter prompts the adults to reflect. As middle-class parents, they realize that like most of their peers, they have prioritized work and making money above all else. They work hard merely for the sake of work, and they toil for money just for the sake of acquiring it. After everything has become routine, their lives have turned out to be both unchallenging and uninteresting. They simply exist, but do not truly live. They even feel isolated. Yet, looking around at others, aren't they all following the same trajectory in life? With the weapon of "tolerance," monotony is no longer a formidable enemy of life. This family, like many middle-class families, lives with blank expressions, shedding occasional tears over sadness and disappointment. But this family is different from others because they decide to break free from their constraints. On an ordinary day, the father, mother, and daughter decide to smash their home without using words. The father buys tools like pliers, hammers, and saws, and the family tears their furniture and decor into pieces. The thrill of destruction gives them unprecedented satisfaction, yet even so, they do not cheer or sing joyfully. They no longer have the chance to sing, for what they are about to destroy is their own lives, a decision they've made long ago. The television is on, but there is no signal on the screen. The superficial glamour is stripped away, leaving only static and noise; the physical essence of the television is just that. This signal-less screen serves as the final shot of the film.