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RUNTIME
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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Jana Pallaske
Sabine
Frank Droese
Eddi
Toni Blume
Micha
Willhelm Benner
Stefan
Nele Steffen
Coco
Andrusch Jung
Daniel
Andreas Hoppe
Sabines Vater
Susanne Sachße
Sabine's mother
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Esther Gronenborn
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Esther Gronenborn, shot by Jan Fehse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mosermeyerdöring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Christian Lonk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jana Pallaske and Frank Droese and Toni Blume carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0248628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Esther Gronenborn directs. Jan Fehse behind the camera. Mosermeyerdöring scores. Christian Lonk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Esther Gronenborn, shot by Jan Fehse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Mosermeyerdöring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Christian Lonk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jana Pallaske and Frank Droese and Toni Blume carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0248628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "school friend", "concrete slabs building", "knife", "teenage crush".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jan Fehse
- Original score
- Mosermeyerdöring
- Editing
- Christian Lonk
- Runtime
- 89 min · 1h 29m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- alaska.de (2000)
Also by
Esther Gronenborn
Key crew
- EditorChristian Lonk
- AuthorEsther Gronenborn
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- school friend
- concrete slabs building
- knife
- teenage crush
- gang
- witness to murder
- woman director
- murder hunt
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2000-09-15
