Suddenly Gina

2007 1h 35m DE

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 5

RomanceDramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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Laurens works for the German Minister of Finance and is an extremely correct and conscientious person. He knows his way around numbers, but less so with women. One day he meets Gina, a single young woman. She is sitting alone at one of the tables and Laurens forces himself to sit with her. Hesitantly, a first conversation develops between them. This is the beginning of a seemingly impossible love story that not only throws Laurens' life into turmoil. Laurens is secretary to the German finance minister. Over breakfast, he approaches the attractive Gina and invites her to accompany him to the G8 summit. There, Gina realizes that she doesn't fit into the world of politicians and business bosses. She is the only one to say what she thinks - and causes quite a stir. Laurens has to choose between his career and the love of his life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julia Jentsch
Gina Franke
Jan Josef Liefers
Laurenz Wagner
Stefan Kurt
Gerd Jonas
Iris Berben
Bundeskanzlerin
Jürgen Heinrich
Bundesfinanzminister Klaus Vorschmidt
Simone Thomalla
Penelope Zimmer
Andrea Sawatzki
Claudia Jonas
Thomas Kausch
TV-Mann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maria von Heland
Writers: Martin Rauhaus
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Maria von Heland, shot by Gero Steffen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Moritz Freise. 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 Patricia Rommel 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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Julia Jentsch and Jan Josef Liefers and Stefan Kurt carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0977226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Maria von Heland directs. Gero Steffen behind the camera. Moritz Freise scores. Patricia Rommel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Maria von Heland, shot by Gero Steffen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Moritz Freise. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Patricia Rommel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Julia Jentsch and Jan Josef Liefers and Stefan Kurt carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0977226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.