The Seventh Continent is a 1989 Austrian drama film directed by Michael Haneke. It follows the story of a middle-class Austrian family, the Georges, as they gradually withdraw from society and begin to live in isolation on the seventh continent, a metaphor for their emotional and spiritual detachment from
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.