Martha Jellneck

1988 1h 30m DE

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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72 years old Martha Jellneck lives alone in a small apartment in Hamburg. Since she's hampered in walking, she never leaves her home. Her only contacts to the outside world are the young social worker Thomas and a neighbor boy who walks her dog. When Thomas tells her one day that Franz Laub, another one of his clients, has his birthday, she becomes suspicious: that was also her half-brother's name and day of birth - only that he died in WW2...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Heidemarie Hatheyer
Martha Jellneck
Dominique Horwitz
Zivi Thomas
Ulrich Matschoss
Franz Laub
Angelika Thomas
Hanne Schmitz
Hayati Yesilkaya
Hayati
Sylvia Anderson
Monika

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kai Wessel
Writers: Beate Langmaack
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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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 Kai Wessel, shot by Achim Poulheim. 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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Editor Sabine Jagiella shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Heidemarie Hatheyer and Dominique Horwitz and Ulrich Matschoss carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kai Wessel directs. Achim Poulheim behind the camera. Sabine Jagiella cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kai Wessel, shot by Achim Poulheim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Sabine Jagiella shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Heidemarie Hatheyer and Dominique Horwitz and Ulrich Matschoss carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0095594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.