The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred FrithOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KlierDirector
- Karin AströmScreenplay
- Michael KlierScreenplay
Cast
- Laura TonkeElfie
- Mirosław BakaDarius
- Suzanne von BorsodyMutter
- Stefan CammannEdmund
- Gustaw BarwickiGustav
- Henry MarcinkowskiDicker Henry
- Beatrice ManowskiKarla
- Lutz WeidlichPolizist
- Michael KrausePolizist
- Sophie RoisFriseuse
- Martin TrettauGroßvater
Stills
Themes
prostitutesingle parentberlin walleastern germanyeast berlincrookhoodlum