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Released 9 years ago.
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Berlin Syndrome
"When passion becomes possession."
2017 1h 56m EN
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Synopsis
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A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
“When passion becomes possession.”
Cast
Teresa Palmer
Clare Havel
Max Riemelt
Andi Werner
Matthias Habich
Erich Werner
Emma Bading
Franka Hummels
Elmira Bahrami
Jana
Christoph Franken
Peter
Lucie Aron
Elodie Zadikan
Nassim Avat
Aron Hurwitz
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Cate Shortland
- Writers
- Shaun Grant
- Languages
- English, German
- Countries
- Australia
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
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RUNTIME
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Directed by Cate Shortland, shot by Germain McMicking. 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 Bryony Marks. 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 Jack Hutchings 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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Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt and Matthias Habich carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "When passion becomes possession.".
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IMDB entry: tt3335606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Cate Shortland directs. Germain McMicking behind the camera. Bryony Marks scores. Jack Hutchings cuts. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
- 3Directed by Cate Shortland, shot by Germain McMicking. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bryony Marks. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Jack Hutchings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt and Matthias Habich carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "When passion becomes possession.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt3335606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Germain McMicking
- Original score
- Bryony Marks
- Editing
- Jack Hutchings
- Production design
- Melinda Doring
- Costume design
- Maria Pattison
- Makeup / hair
- Nicole Schipilliti
- Sound
- Robert Mackenzie
- Stunt coordinator
- Brett Anderson
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $397,783
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Cate Shortland
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Photoplay Films
Screen Australia
AU
Memento Films International
FR
Film Victoria
AU
Aquarius Films
AU
- FU
Fulcrum Media Finance
AU
- DD
DDP Studios
AU
Key crew
- Executive ProducerCecilia Ritchie
- Production AccountantPatrick Nicholls
- Stunt DoubleAnja Mavaddat
- Executive ProducerFlorence Tourbier
- Executive ProducerTroy Lum
- Executive ProducerNaima Abed
- Executive ProducerAngie Fielder
- Line ProducerEsther Rodewald
- Focus PullerLuke Thomas
- First Assistant CameraLuke Thomas
- Executive ProducerTanja Meissner
- Set DesignerStefan Speth
- Property MasterPia McDowell
- Executive ProducerEmilie Georges
- Production CoordinatorAnna Randall
- Second Assistant DirectorMichael McLean
- Construction ManagerGrant Slotboom
- Makeup & HairNicole Schipilliti
- Second Assistant CameraSarah O'May Turner
- Executive ProducerOliver Lawrance
- Production AssistantEmelyne Palmer
- First Assistant DirectorDeborah Antoniou
- Best Boy ElectricShylo Tui
- Unit ManagerSimon Rühlemann
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- berlin, germany
- stockholm syndrome
- based on novel or book
- hostage
- photojournalism
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2017-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical2017-05-26R
Also known as
International titles
- Berlin-szindrómaHU
- 베를린 신드롬KR
- Berlínsky syndrómSK
