Heute fängt mein neues Leben an

2025 1h 28m DE

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★5.5TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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After seven months in prison for kleptomania, Amelie looks ahead with hope and puts everything into a new start. But then everything turns out differently than hoped. Her husband asks for a break in their relationship, and she is to be excluded from her daughter's wedding because her future father-in-law fears for his re-election as mayor. Amelie feels lost—until the empathetic taxi driver Baris unexpectedly takes her in...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julia Jäger
Amelie Fehling
Ugur Kaya
Baris Kaya
Götz Schubert
Jörg Fehling
Mathilde Bundschuh
Romy Fehling
Şiir Eloğlu
Melek Kaya
Dominic Raacke
Herbert Behringer
Friederike Frerichs
Marie Luise Pregler
Frank Streffing
Paul Petersen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Katja Benrath
Writers: Dominique Lorenz
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Katja Benrath, shot by Valentin Selmke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elisabeth Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ulf Albert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Julia Jäger and Ugur Kaya and Götz Schubert carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38961956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Katja Benrath directs. Valentin Selmke behind the camera. Elisabeth Kaplan scores. Ulf Albert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released last year.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Katja Benrath, shot by Valentin Selmke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Elisabeth Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ulf Albert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julia Jäger and Ugur Kaya and Götz Schubert carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt38961956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.