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2024 · 105 min

An intimate, emotionally raw coming-of-age story that balances tenderness and unease as lies and longing blur together.

Directed by
Claire Burger
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lilith Grasmug, Josefa Heinsius, Nina Hoss
Overview
Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal, Lena, a teenager eager to become politically active. Fanny is troubled. To win over Lena, she invents a life for herself, to the extent of becoming trapped in her lies.

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Directed by
Claire Burger
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lilith Grasmug, Josefa Heinsius, Nina Hoss
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Claire Burger
Written by
Claire Burger
Starring
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Music
Rebeka Warrior
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
Germany, Belgium, France
Languages
English, French, German

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