Directed by:
Emily AtefCinematography:
Henner BesuchComposer:
Manfred EicherCast:
Susanne Wolff, Johann von Bülow, Maren Kroymann, Brigitte Zeh, Dörte Lyssewski, Hans Diehl, Judith Engel, Klaus Pohl, Steffen Münster, Herbert Fritsch (more)Plots(1)
Rebecca and Julian are joyfully expecting their first child. But as soon as the baby is delivered, Rebecca feels an inexplicable fear and helplessness. The tiny being that is so dependent on her is a complete stranger to her. Rebecca's condition worsens from day to day – to the point that she realizes she is becoming a threat to her child. But besides herself no one seems to notice her dilemma. She is unable to confide in anyone, not even in Julian. For: who speaks about the unspeakable? About emotions that fit into no system? About feelings she has never even heard of?
After Rebecca collapses, only her mother recognizes what her daughter needs: professional help and support in building up the mother-child relationship. Rebecca is admitted to a clinic. She gradually begins to regain her health and to long for her little son. Perhaps the mother instinct is beginning to awaken in her ...
(Berlinale)
Cast
Susanne Wolff
West Germany
Best movies:
Summer Window (2011)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Dreileben (2011) (series)
Johann von Bülow
West Germany
Best movies:
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
Frantz (2016)
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
Maren Kroymann
West Germany
Brigitte Zeh
West Germany
Best movies:
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
October November (2013)
Dörte Lyssewski
West Germany
Best movies:
Queen Margot (1994)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
The Castle (1997) (TV movie)
Hans Diehl
German Empire
Best movies:
Dreamland (2013)
The Castle (1997) (TV movie)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Judith Engel
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Silent Revolution (2018)
Mogadishu Welcome (2008) (TV movie)
Klaus Pohl
West Germany
Best movies:
Hannah Arendt (2012)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Die Toten vom Bodensee (2014) (series)
Steffen Münster
West Germany
Best movies:
Nachtgestalten (1999)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Bungalow (2002)
Herbert Fritsch
Germany
Best movies:
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Berlin - Eine Stadt sucht den Mörder (2003) (TV movie)
Scarlet Diva (2000)
Markus Lerch
Best movies:
Beat (2018) (series)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
If Not Us, Who? (2011)
Ellen Schlootz
West Germany
Best movies:
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Distant Lights (2003)
Tilla Kratochwil
East Germany
Best movies:
Sein letztes Rennen (2013)
The Stranger in Me (2008)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)