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Released 7 years ago.
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System Crasher
2019 1h 58m DE
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7.6
BANGER
★7.6TMDB · 407
Drama
Synopsis
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Wherever 9-year-old Benni ends up, she is expelled. She has become what child protection services call a “system crasher.” But she is not looking to change her ways, and has one goal: go back home to her mother. When anger management trainer Micha is hired to help, suddenly there is hope.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Helena Zengel
Benni
Albrecht Schuch
Michael Heller
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
Frau Bafané
Lisa Hagmeister
Mutter
Maryam Zaree
Elli Heller
Melanie Straub
Dr. Schönemann
Matthias Brenner
Erzieher Wolfgang
Teddy Teclebrhan
Erzieher Robert
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Nora Fingscheidt
- Writers
- Nora Fingscheidt
- Languages
- German, English
- Countries
- Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, shot by Yunus Roy Imer. 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 John Gürtler. 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 Stephan Bechinger 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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Helena Zengel and Albrecht Schuch and Gabriela Maria Schmeide carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt8535968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Nora Fingscheidt directs. Yunus Roy Imer behind the camera. John Gürtler scores. Stephan Bechinger cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
- 3Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, shot by Yunus Roy Imer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by John Gürtler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Stephan Bechinger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Helena Zengel and Albrecht Schuch and Gabriela Maria Schmeide carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt8535968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Yunus Roy Imer
- Original score
- John Gürtler
- Editing
- Stephan Bechinger
- Production design
- Marie-Luise Balzer
- Costume design
- Ulé Barcelos
- Makeup / hair
- Kitty Kratschke
- Sound
- Oscar Stiebitz
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- 12
Awards
- German Film Award for Best Feature Film
- German Film Award for Best Screenplay
- German Film Award for Best Editing
- German Film Award for Best Actress
- German Film Award for Best Actor
- German Film Award for Best Direction
- Silver Bear Jury Prize
- European Film Award for Best Composer
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Nora Fingscheidt
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- FrontrunnerParis★ 10/10
Impossible to emerge unscathed from this movie, a moment often unbearable. How could you have made a little girl play that? Overwhelming.
Production companies
Who made it
- KI
Kineo Filmproduktion
DE
- OM
Oma Inge Film
DE
Weydemann Bros.
DE
ZDF
DE
Key crew
- Second Assistant DirectorLukas Rieckmann
- Second Assistant DirectorSalka Poeschel García-Courtoy
- First Assistant DirectorTina Rexilius
- First Assistant DirectorShirin Eren
- First Assistant DirectorSteve Bache
- First Assistant DirectorMalte Grosche
- Script ConsultantBernd Lange
- CastingJuliane Voigtländer
- Makeup ArtistKitty Kratschke
- EditorStephan Bechinger
- EditorJulia Kovalenko
- ProducerPeter Hartwig
- ProducerJakob D. Weydemann
- ProducerJonas Weydemann
- CastingDoris Borkmann
- Production DesignMarie-Luise Balzer
- Costume DesignUlé Barcelos
- Co-ProducerFrauke Kolbmüller
- Associate ProducerYvonne Wellie
- Associate ProducerMilena Klemke
- CastingLisa Stutzky
- Makeup ArtistAnna Pokrywiec
- SoundJonathan Schorr
- Sound DesignerOscar Stiebitz
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- problem child
- social services
- anger management
- child protection
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2019-09-2712
Also known as
International titles
- Pad sistemaRS
- Крушители системыRU
- SystemsprengerenNO
- SysteeminmurskaajaFI
- System vrasherES
- سیستم شکنIR
- ناسازگارIR
- سیستم خردکنIR
