The Hamburg Syndrome

The Hamburg Syndrome

Doctors are at a loss!

Directed by Peter Fleischmann

Produced by ZDF, Hallelujah-Film GmbH

1979117 min5.6 / 10

A bleak sci-fi plague narrative that traps its characters in escalating dread as they discover the catastrophe is far larger than they imagined.

When a plague breaks out in Hamburg, several people break out of quarantine and make their way out of the city... only to find that the plague is more widespread.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Hamburg Syndrome end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Hamburg Syndrome easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Hamburg Syndrome sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Hamburg Syndrome scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Hamburg Syndrome violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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