directed by Christian Wagner
produced by Claussen+Wöbke+Putz Filmproduktion
and Christian Wagner Film co-produced by Bayerischen Rundfunks and Norddeutschen Rundfunks.
Development supported by MEDIA und FFF Bayern
Germany 2014
HD Dolby Digital (2K DCP subtitled in english/french/spanish/Slovenian versions)
duration: 90 Min
worldsales: Global screen worldsales
German premiere:
32. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2014
International premiere:
WORLD FILMFESTIVAL MONTREAL 2014
Festivals: Ludwigshafen, Biberach, German Festivals in Madrid and Buenos Aires, Bled, La Rochelle (in competition)
Golden Camera Award (2015) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for M. Gedeck as 'Best German Actress'
synopsis Corinna Kleist is a juvenile court judge who, after a leave of absence following the suicide of a convicted teenager, is appointed to a problem area in Berlin. She now tries harder than ever to change the system in order to prevent troubled kids from being turned into vicious criminals. In the case of 14-year-old Rafiq, she becomes emotionally involved and goes far beyond what her duty as a judge calls for -- the lonely and often hopeless struggle of a courageous woman trying to do the right thing...
shot on location: Berlin 11. September - 17. October 2013
„One of the best and most important films of the year.“ (FRANKFURTER NEUE PRESSE)
„An outstanding performance and cast" (FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU)
In competition:
WORLD FILMFESTIVAL MONTREAL
&
LA ROCHELLE
