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System Crasher

2019 · 118 min

A raw, immersive plunge into a child's rage and longing, leaving you shaken and heartsore.

Overview
Wherever 9-year-old Benni ends up, she is expelled. She has become what child protection services call a “system crasher.” But she is not looking to change her ways, and has one goal: go back home to her mother. When anger management trainer Micha is hired to help, suddenly there is hope.
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Nora Fingscheidt
Written by
Nora Fingscheidt
Starring
Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister, Maryam Zaree, Melanie Straub, Matthias Brenner, Teddy Teclebrhan
Music
John Gürtler
Cinematography
Yunus Roy Imer
Runtime
118 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, English

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