Movie

My Machine

2023

A quiet, emotionally weighty character study that asks you to sit with a woman's reckoning over independence and survival.

Overview: When the cheerful, self-determined Christiane learns after a serious illness that her life is now dependent on a machine, she has to decide whether she wants to give up her beloved independence in order to survive.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, survival, freedom
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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
isolation
survival
freedom
healing
Places: hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Julia Stauch
Written by: Julia Stauch, Olivia Boz
Starring: Beate Abraham, Nadine Karbacher, Christian Kressmann, Hannes Kettritz, Nina Nowak, Amelie Matis
Cinematography: Felicia Paltrinieri
Country: Germany
Languages: German