Nora Fingscheidt
2019
– 118 Minutes
She is small, but dangerous. Wherever Benni ends up, she is immediately expelled. The wild 9-year-old girl has already become what child protection services call a “system crasher”. And she is certainly not looking to change her ways. Because Benni has one single goal: to be back at home with her mommy! But Bianca is scared of her own daughter. Mrs Bafané from child protection services is trying her best to find a permanent placement for Benni. She hires the anger management trainer Micha as Benni’s school escort and suddenly there is a seed of hope. Will Micha be able to succeed where all others despaired?
While being acutely authentic, first-time director Nora Fingscheidt transcends a psychological study and crafts vibrant, visceral and emotional cinema, which evokes unforgettable performances.
country
Deutschland
kineo Filmproduktion, Weydemann Bros.
Oma Inge Film, ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel
BKM, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, nordmedia, DFFF Deutscher Filmförderfonds
Beta Cinema
Port au Prince Pictures
Helena Zengel
Albrecht Schuch
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
Lisa Hagmeister
Melanie Straub
Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Maryam Zaree
Tedros Teclebrhan
director
Nora Fingscheidt
Script
Nora Fingscheidt
Producers
Jonas Weydemann, Jakob D. Weydemann, Peter Hartwig
Co-Producer
Frauke Kolbmüller
Comissioning Editor
Burkhard Althoff
Production Manager
Jana Lotze
DoP
Yunus Roy Imer
Editor
Stephan Bechinger, Julia Kovalenko
Production Design
Marie-Luise Balzer
Costume Design
Ulé Barcelos
Make-up
Kitty Kratschke
Sound
Corinna Zink, Jonathan Schorr
Sound design
Dominik Leube, Oscar Stiebitz
Composer
John Gürtler
Re-recording mixing
Gregor Bonse
Fernsehfilmfestival Bade-Baden
Mit freundlichen Grüßen-Star
13th Vukovar Film Festival
Best Feature Film
Filmfest Emden 2016
– Winner
* Emder Drehbuchpreis
Berlinale 2017
– Winner
* Berlinale Kompagnon Förderpreis
Thomas-Strittmatter -Drehbuchpreis 2017
– Winner
Les Arcs Film Festival 2018
* Titrafilm Work In Progress Award
Berlinale 2019
– Winner
* Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize
Berlinale 2019
– Winner
* Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award
Sofia Int. Film Festival 2019
– Winner
* 'Best Director' Award
Filmkunstfest MV Schwerin 2019
– Winner
* Main Award 'Fliegender Ochse'
Filmkunstfest MV Schwerin 2019
– Winner
* DEFA Award 'Best Director'
Filmkunstfest MV Schwerin 2019
– Winner
* FIPRESCI Award
Filmkunstfest MV Schwerin 2019
– Winner
* Award for Best Sounddesign and Music
30. International Film Festival Emden/Norderney
* Creative Energy Award & DGB Filmaward (Audience)
30. Filmfestival Lünen
* PERLE - Women in Film for Kitty Klatsche (Hair & Make-Up)
Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis
* Best Film, Award of the Mayor for Stephan Bechinger & Julia Kovalenko, Award of the SR for Albrecht Schuch
48th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
* Ecumenical Jury Award
18th Transylvania International Film Festival
* Audience Award
3rd Oslo Pix
* Oslo Grand Pix International
15th FEST - New Directors|New Films Festival
* Golden Lynx
21st Taipei Film Festival
* Grand Prize - International New Talent Competition & Taiwan Film Critics Society Award
2nd Somboro Filmfestival
* Grand Jury Prize & Special Award for Helena Zengel
Transatlantyk Filmfestival Lodz
* Transatlantyk Distribution Award
Santiago International Film Festival
* Best Performance for Helena Zengel
European Script Award
CineFest MISKOLC
* Audience Award
15th Zurich Film Festival
* Golden Eye - Focus Switzerland, Germany, Austria
Heartland Film Festival
* Best Narrative Feature
43. Mostra Sao Paulo International Film Festival
* Jury Prize - Melhor Ficção
57 Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón
* Best film directed by a woman director
European Film Awards
* Best European Score for John Gürtler
CINERGIA Festival
* First Price - Competition of European Debuts and second movies & Audience Award - Best European Movie
Subtitles Filmfestival Kilkenny
* Angela Award for Albrecht Schuch
Les Arcs
* Public Choice Award & Special Mention Young Audience
Palm Springs International Film Festival
* FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress for Helena Zengel
Bayerischer Filmpreis
* Producer Award
epd Reader's Jury
* Best Film 2019
Humans Fest Valencia
* Best Film