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Babystar

2026 · 98 min

A quiet, emotionally charged family drama that feels like watching a teenager slowly lose her footing in a world built on performance.

Directed by
Joscha Bongard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maja Bons, Bea Brocks, Liliom Lewald
Overview
Luca is an influencer. For as long as she can remember, she has been the star of her parents' family social media business and their only pride and joy. When her parents decide to have another child, things change. Luca feels betrayed and is afraid of no longer being needed by her parents, whose attention remains tied to her performance for the family account.

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Directed by
Joscha Bongard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maja Bons, Bea Brocks, Liliom Lewald
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Joscha Bongard
Written by
Joscha Bongard, Nicole Rüthers
Starring
Maja Bons, Bea Brocks, Liliom Lewald, Joy Ewulu, Maximilian Mundt, Verena Altenberger, Tiana Vanitha R., Katharina Ley
Music
Jonas Vogler
Cinematography
Jakob Sinsel
Runtime
98 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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