---
title: 'The Seventh Continent (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Haneke'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Austria'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-seventh-continent-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098327/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Seventh Continent (1989)

1989 · 104 min · Drama · Austria

Original title: Der siebente Kontinent

## Synopsis

The Seventh Continent is a 1989 Austrian psychological drama film directed by Michael Haneke. It is Haneke's debut feature film. The film chronicles three years in the life of an Austrian family, which consists of Georg, an engineer; his wife Anna, an optometrist; and their young daughter, Eva. They lead a seemingly routine urban middle-class life, but are actually planning something sinister. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Haneke](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-haneke)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Haneke](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-haneke)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alban Berg](https://cinepixo.com/people/alban-berg)
- **Producer:** [Veit Heiduschka](https://cinepixo.com/people/veit-heiduschka)
- **Editor:** [Marie Homolkova](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-homolkova)

## Cast

- [Georg Friedrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-friedrich)
- [Robert Dietl](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dietl)
- [Udo Samel](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-samel)
- [Dieter Berner](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-berner)
- [Jennifer Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-rush)
- [Birgit Doll](https://cinepixo.com/people/birgit-doll)
- [Silvia Fenz](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvia-fenz)
- [Georges Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-kern)
- [Meat Loaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/meat-loaf)
- [Elisabeth Rath](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-rath)

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