The State I Am In
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Christian Petzold
Julia Hummer
Barbara Auer
Bilge Bingul
Gunther Maria Halmer
Katharina Schüttler
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
For 15 years now the parents have been leading an underground exsistence. Hiding among the anonymous tourists on the beaches of Portugal. They had broken a taboo: they had conceived a daughter. A girl who has never "swapped clothes with her friends, never skipped classes in school, camped out at lakes, got drunk and broke off with her boyfriend in ice-cream parlours". A girl who is alone. The parents are just about to establish some sort of legal identity for themselves in Brazil, when a slight negligence causes everytingh to fall apart around them. And again they are one the run which brings them back to Germany. Meanwhile, their daughter has fallen in love. A love which whill lead to a tragedy and destroy the family.
Director
Christian Petzold
Cast
Julia Hummer
Barbara Auer
Bilge Bingul
Gunther Maria Halmer
Katharina Schüttler
Richy Müller
Crew
Bettina B÷hler
Simone Bär
Candy Birkmeyer
Harun Farocki
Hans Fromm
Kade Gruber
Anette Guther
Heino Herrenbruck
Florian Koerner Von Gustorf
Christian Petzold
Michael Weber
Stefan Will
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (On the Waterfront) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)