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Import Export (2007)

Directed by Ulrich Seidl · Cinematography by Edward Lachman, Wolfgang Thaler

141 min59 frames

Drama

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Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A snowy, barren industrial field with distant smokestacks under a grey overcast sky. A young woman in a…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A clinical room features white tiled walls and a checkered floor beneath a window. A woman in a nurse…Import Export (2007) movie still: wide — A small utility room contains a white washing machine and a twin bed. A woman sits on the edge of the bed…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A dimly lit parking garage with low concrete ceilings and blurred industrial background structures. Two…Import Export (2007) movie still: closeup — A confined area with white walls features a hanging grey privacy curtain. A young woman with blonde hair…Import Export (2007) movie still: fullbody — A snowy, desolate industrial landscape with smoke-emitting cooling towers and train cars in background.…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A narrow room is lined with tall lockers on two sides and a central window. A man in a dark suit stands…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — An elderly man wearing red plastic devil horns sits against a plain wall. A paper fan and a colorful…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A small room with light grey patterned wallpaper features a bed with blue satin-like pillows. A young…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A small apartment space with peeling wallpaper and blue painted sections near the floor. A woman sits in…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A dark, windowless interior space features deep red, textured walls and blue overhead lighting. A man and…Import Export (2007) movie still: wide — A flat, snow-covered open space lies in front of a long, grey multi-story apartment block. A man in winter…Import Export (2007) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit parking garage features a central blue structural pillar and discarded litter. A man in…Import Export (2007) movie still: medium — A light green wall features vertical paint drips and brush strokes in yellow and green. A woman with…Import Export (2007) movie still: fullbody — A concrete parking garage features exposed piping along walls and an 'A' marked door. A man in a…Import Export (2007) movie still: wide — A stark utility room features white walls, metal shelving units, and three windows. Four women in uniform…
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Import Export — official trailer

What is Import Export about?

A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, struggling to believe in themselves, to find a meaning in life...

Who stars in Import Export?

Who made Import Export?

What does the cinematography of Import Export look like?

Across 59 sampled frames, Import Export builds its coverage from medium shots (37% of the sample), with wide compositions (37%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Edward Lachman keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 78% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Import Export?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Import Export (2007) are #2f322f, #d2d4d2, #f1f2f2, #aab3b5, #91a6ac, #4e5251 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2f322f
  • #d2d4d2
  • #f1f2f2
  • #aab3b5
  • #91a6ac
  • #4e5251

See the full Import Export colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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