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Somewhere a story of love and courage lies buried beneath the silt of mediocrity.

Newcomer María Mercedes Coroy is a standout, even within this accomplished cast.

Uniformly brilliant.

This is a story of artists and models, the common outsider's perception that art is about creating fantasies, the much more challenging reality that it's about drawing out truth.

Like the fog in August of its title, the horrors of Wessel's film don't come in a rush, but insinuate themselves gradually in what, initially, appears to be a comparatively benign setting before leaving you chilled to the bone.

A chilling, but ultimately uplifting glimpse into the lives of those trapped within the repressive regime of East Germany.

The blurring of fictionalisation is just one of the layers that encourages contemplation almost deep enough to justify the film's expansive canvas.

A classic example of a workmanlike piece given enough polish to make it stand out.