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2011 1h 29m DE

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★6.7TMDB · 46

Drama

Synopsis

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Shy, sensitive high school outsider Jakob Moormann is miserably lacking immaterial support at home, where his strict father, uniformed cop Claas, and selfish mother are too busy breaking up to be there for him. Jakob focuses on class dream-girl Hannah, without much luck. His secret recording of himself masturbating gets into class bullies Henry and Erik's hands through the mother's thoughtlessness. The rascals blackmail Jakob and post the video on the Internet. After a raging lecture phase, dad stands up for Jakob, but his life is already wrecked more than anyone realizes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jonas Nay
Jakob Moormann
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Claas Moormann
Nicole Marischka
Irina Moormann
Sophia Boehme
Hannah
Jannik Schümann
Henry
Petra Kelling
Gertrud Moormann
Anett Heilfort
madame Beckmann
Willi Gerk
Tom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kilian Riedhof
Writers: Jan Braren
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 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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Directed by Kilian Riedhof, shot by Benedict Neuenfels. 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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Original score by Peter Hinderthür. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Benjamin Hembus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jonas Nay and Wotan Wilke Möhring and Nicole Marischka carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1969057 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kilian Riedhof directs. Benedict Neuenfels behind the camera. Peter Hinderthür scores. Benjamin Hembus cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kilian Riedhof, shot by Benedict Neuenfels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Peter Hinderthür. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Benjamin Hembus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jonas Nay and Wotan Wilke Möhring and Nicole Marischka carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1969057 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.