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SYSTEM CRASHER

SYSTEMSPRENGER

By Nora FINGSCHEIDT

FILM EUROPE (CZECH REPUBLIC) - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, CZECH REPUBLIC / FEST / BROAD

Drama - Completed 2019

On her wild quest for love, 9-year-old Benni’s untamed energy drives everyone around her to despair.

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2019

Competition Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize

- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- GERMANY
- Languages
- GERMAN
- Duration
- 118 mn
- Director(s)
- Nora FINGSCHEIDT
- Writer(s)
- Nora FINGSCHEIDT
- Cast
- Helena ZENGEL, Albrecht SCHUCH, Gabriela Maria SCHMEIDE
- Producer(s)
- Peter HARTWIG (kineo Filmproduktion), Jonas WEYDEMANN (Weydemann Bros. GmbH), Jakob D. WEYDEMANN (Weydemann Bros. GmbH)
- Synopsis
- 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.