Overview
Wherever 9-year-old Benni ends up, she is expelled. She has become what child protection services call a “system crasher.” But she is not looking to change her ways, and has one goal: go back home to her mother. When anger management trainer Micha is hired to help, suddenly there is hope.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 8 awards, including the German Film Award for Best Feature Film and the Silver Bear Jury Prize
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the European Film Award for Best Film (2019)
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by John Gürtler
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Yunus Roy Imer
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Nora FingscheidtWriter
- Original title
- Systemsprenger
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 19, 2019
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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In the United States
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Cast
Helena ZengelBenni
Albrecht SchuchMichael Heller
Gabriela Maria SchmeideFrau Bafané
Lisa HagmeisterMutter
Maryam ZareeElli Heller
Melanie StraubDr. Schönemann
Matthias BrennerErzieher Wolfgang
Teddy TeclebrhanErzieher Robert
Gisa FlakeLehrerin
Axel WernerBauer Bockelmann
Imke BüchelFrau Herzog
Victoria TrauttmansdorffSilvia- Jana Julia RothErzieherin Saskia
Peter SchneiderErzieher Fabio
Roland BonjourJens
Barbara PhilippHeimleiterin Redekamp
Hanife SylejmaniVerkäuferin
Steffi KühnertNette Autofahrerin- Bärbel SchwarzImbissverkäuferin
Till ButterbachKrankenpfleger Peter
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