Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman

Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman

Directed by Franziska Buch

Produced by Sat.1

200592 min6.3 / 10

A melancholic romance centered on an illicit, socially transgressive relationship between a young man and an older married woman, marked by longing and the weight of impossible circumstances.

A 17 year old boy falls in love with a 37 year old woman. As if this wouldn't be enough they are of different social classes and she is married.

Questions people ask

  • Is Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Secret Love: The Schoolboy and the Mailwoman easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Rarity35

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Surprise48

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Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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