The State I Am In

2001 1h 46m DE

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 74

Drama

Synopsis

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Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julia Hummer
Jeanne
Barbara Auer
Clara
Richy Müller
Hans
Bilge Bingul
Heinrich
Rogério Jacques
Dieb
Maria João
Concierge
Vasco Machado
Policeman
Noberto Paula
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian Petzold
Writers: Harun Farocki, Christian Petzold
Languages: German, French, Portuguese
Countries: Germany

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Christian Petzold, shot by Hans Fromm. 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 Stefan Will. 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 Bettina Böhler 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 Hummer and Barbara Auer and Richy Müller carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0248103 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Christian Petzold directs. Hans Fromm behind the camera. Stefan Will scores. Bettina Böhler cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, French, Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Portuguese.
4Directed by Christian Petzold, shot by Hans Fromm. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Stefan Will. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bettina Böhler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julia Hummer and Barbara Auer and Richy Müller carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0248103 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "puberty", "surfer", "unsociability", "becoming an adult".