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Berlin Syndrome (2017) — Ligoscope

Berlin Syndrome

Film · 2017

Berlin Syndrome

116 min · Directed by Cate Shortland · R

Drama Horror Mystery Thriller

6.0699
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When passion becomes possession.

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

Cast

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Clare Havel

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Andi Werner

Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich

Erich Werner

Emma Bading

Emma Bading

Franka Hummels

Elmira Bahrami

Elmira Bahrami

Jana

Christoph Franken

Christoph Franken

Peter

Lucie Aron

Lucie Aron

Elodie Zadikan

Nassim Avat

Nassim Avat

Aron Hurwitz

Thuso Lekwape

Thuso Lekwape

Billy Dharma

Lara Marie Müller

Lara Marie Müller

Silke

Elias Esser

Boy 1

Claude Heinrich

Claude Heinrich

Boy 2

Viktor Baschmakov

Benni

Matthias Russel

Jakob

Mascha Wolf

Mascha Wolf

Mascha

René Barra

Coal Man

Malin Steffen

Malin Steffen

Swedish Girl

Maia Absberg

Maia Absberg

Bar Member

Cem Tuncay

Cem Tuncay

Passenger

Morgane Ferru

Morgane Ferru

Jesie Lamarque

Nadine Peschel

Mother

Charly Thorn

Young Woman

Sasha Selezneva

Natalie

Peter Young

Squatter

Crew

Director: Cate Shortland
Producer: Cecilia Ritchie, Florence Tourbier, Troy Lum, Naima Abed, Angie Fielder, Tanja Meissner, Emilie Georges, Oliver Lawrance
Writer: Shaun Grant, Melanie Joosten
Casting: Kirsty McGregor, Anja Dihrberg
Editor: Jack Hutchings
Cinematography: Germain McMicking
Production Design: Melinda Doring
Art Direction: Silke Fischer, Janie Parker
Composer: Bryony Marks
Sound: Robert Mackenzie, Phil Heywood, Luke Mynott
Costume: Maria Pattison
Stunts: Brett Anderson

Details

Studios: Photoplay Films, Screen Australia, Memento Films International
Countries: Australia
Languages: English, German
Certification: R
Release: April 20, 2017

Themes

berlin, germanystockholm syndromebased on novel or bookhostagephotojournalismwoman director

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