“Driveways” Review
"Driveways" is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.
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After his wife Anara's serious car accident, Max searches for answers behind the glossy facades of Frankfurt and gets caught up in a downward spiral of intrigue. Anara is comatose but alive. The police suspect that her car has been tampered with. Max suspects his colleague and rival Patrick of being involved. Together with him and his colleague Saskia, he is pitching software successfully to a powerful sheikh. Max is cornered from all sides - even the sheikh could be part of the conspiracy. Saskia is his last ally, but she has to limit the damage to prevent the deal from falling apart. All the threads seem to converge in a mysterious club, and Max has to take drastic measures to regain his perfect life.
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After his wife Anara's serious car accident, Max searches for answers behind the glossy facades of Frankfurt and gets caught up in a downward spiral of intrigue. Anara is comatose but alive. The police suspect that her car has been tampered with. Max suspects his colleague and rival Patrick of being involved. Together with him and his colleague Saskia, he is pitching software successfully to a powerful sheikh. Max is cornered from all sides - even the sheikh could be part of the conspiracy. Saskia is his last ally, but she has to limit the damage to prevent the deal from falling apart. All the threads seem to converge in a mysterious club, and Max has to take drastic measures to regain his perfect life.
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Genre:Thriller, Drama
Written By:Marc O. Seng
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Network Movie, ZDF
Cast
Hannu Salonen
Director
Klaus Steinbacher
Max van Veeren
Marlene Tanczik
Anara van Veeren
Felicitas Woll
Saskia Blankenstein
Marcus Mittermeier
Patrick Reitwald
Tariq Al Saies
Said
David A. Hamade
Sheik
Said Waly
Sheik's Assistant
Anke Sevenich
Veronika
Kathrin-Marén Enders
Cop
Stefan Graf
Cop
Dalila Abdallah
Dr. Rebecca Williams
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