Losing Balance

2009 1h 45m DE

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Jessika, a precocious teenage girl with loving parents and a good-natured older sister, is the center of a slightly eccentric family. A series of small events disrupts their delicately balanced ecosystem. Jessika's father loses his job and becomes bored and despondent, while Jessika's mother reenters the workforce and becomes empowered. These events act as catalysts for the slow, painful disintegration of the family, with each member committing shocking acts of alienation and self-destruction. Desperately wanting her family but at the same time desiring her adolescent independence, Jessika struggles to find the best way to restore a balance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elisa Schlott
Jessika Borowski
Petra Kleinert
Tine Borowski
Michael Lott
Ernst Borowski
Sina Tkotsch
Caro Borowski
Annekathrin Bürger
Oma Annemarie
Benjamin Trinks
Basti
Max Befort
Tim
Christine Rollar
Erzieherin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Felix Fuchssteiner
Writers: Felix Fuchssteiner, Katharina Schöde
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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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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Original score by Philipp F. Kölmel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicole Kortlüke 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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Elisa Schlott and Petra Kleinert and Michael Lott carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1424630 — 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

Felix Fuchssteiner directs. Philipp F. Kölmel scores. Nicole Kortlüke cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Philipp F. Kölmel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nicole Kortlüke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elisa Schlott and Petra Kleinert and Michael Lott carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1424630 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.