Nora Fingscheidt
Feature Film, Germany 2019, 118 min
She is small, but dangerous. Wherever Benni ends up, she is immediately expelled. The wild 9-year-old girl has already become what child protection services call a “system crasher”. And she is certainly not looking to change her ways. Because Benni has one single goal: to be back at home with her mommy! But Bianca is scared of her own daughter. Mrs Bafané from child protection services is trying her best to find a permanent placement for Benni. She hires the anger management trainer Micha as Benni’s school escort and suddenly there is a seed of hope. Will Micha be able to succeed where all others despaired?
„A relevant social drama, perfectly photographed and boasting an intelligent, authentic and compelling script ..."
Cineuropa
Helena Zengel
Albrecht Schuch
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
Lisa Hagmeister
Melanie Straub
Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Maryam Zaree
Tedros Teclebrhan
Axel Werner
Gisa Flake
Matthias Brenner
Barbara Philipp
Asad Schwarz
Amelle Schwerk
Jana Julia Roth
Peter Schneider
... and many more
Script & Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Cinematography: Yunus Roy Imer
Casting: Lisa Stutzky, Jacqueline Rietz
Editor: Stephan Bechinger, Julia Kovalenko
Production Design: Marie Luise Balzer
Hair & Make-Up: Kitty Kratschke
Costume Design: Ulé Barcelos
Sound Recording: Corinna Zink, Jonathan Schorr
Sound Design: Dominik Leube, Oscar Stiebitz
Music: John Gürtler
Sound Mixing: Gregor Bonse
Grafik: pauline Branke
Producers: Peter Hartwig, Jonas Weydemann, Jakob D. Weydemann
Co-Producer: Frauke Kolbmüller
Comissioning Editor: Burkhard Althoff
Production: kineo Filmproduktion, Weydemann Bros.
In Co-Produktion with: Oma Inge Film, ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Supported by: MOIN Filmförderung, Medienboard, nordmedia, BKM, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Kuratorium junger deutscher Film
Distribution Germany: Port au Prince Pictures
Worldsales: Beta Cinema
— Selection—
8 Deutsche Filmpreise: u.a. Lola Bester Spielfilm Gold, Beste Hauptdarstellerin Helena Zengel, Bester Hauptdarsteller Albrecht Schuch, Beste Nebendarstellerin Gabriela M. Schmeide // Deutscher Oscar® Kandidat 2020 // 69th Filmfestspiele Berlin: Silberner Bär, Alfred Bauer Preis // European Film Awards: Winner Best Score, nominiert Bester Film, Beste Darstellerin // Bayerischer Filmpreis: Beste Produktion // European Script Award // 23rd Sofia International Film Festival: Best Director // 48th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival // 18th Transylvania International Film Festival: Audience Award // 3rd Oslo Pix: Grand Pix International // 15th FEST: New Directors // New Films Festival: Golden Lynx // 21st Taipei Film Festival: Grand Prize & Critics Award // Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis 2019 // 13th Vukovar Film Festival: Best Film // Transatlantyk Filmfestival Lodz: Audience Award // 30th Filmfestival Lünen: Bester Film, Perle, Insassenjury JVA Werl // SANFIC Santiago International Film Festival: Best Performance // 15th Zurich Film Festival: Golden Eye // Heartland Film Festival: Best Film // 29th Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: DEFA, FIPRESCI, Bester Film, Beste Musik // 43rd Mostra Sao Paulo International Film Festival: Jury Prize // 57th Festival Intl de Cine de Gijón // 30th Intermationales Filmfest Emden/Norderney: Pubikumspreis, Creative Energy Award
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