Sinopsis
Fiction. 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 an 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 failed?
Nora Fingscheidt was born in Braunschweig in 1983 and spent her childhood in Germany and Argentina. From 2003 onwards she supported the development of the self-organized film school film Arche in Berlin. At the same time, she completed her training as an acting coach by Sigrid Andersson. 2008 – 2017 Nora studied fiction directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Her graduation film, the full-length documentary Without this world about a conservative Mennonite colony in Argentina, won the Max Ophüls Prize and First Steps Award in 2017. Her fiction debut Systemcrasher has already won several awards at script level. It also won the “Works in Progress” section at Les Arcs Film Festival. Winner of 8 Lola at the German films awards.
With the collaboration of Goethe-Institut Madrid.
November, 8th 2020. 7.15 pm
Cine Estudio del Círculo de Bellas Artes and FILMIN
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Section: Competitive
Year of Production: 2018
Running Time: 119’
Country: Germany
Language: German
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Cast: Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister, Melanie Straub, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Maryam Zaree and Tedros Teclebrhan
Producers: Peter Hartwig, Jonas Weydemann and Jakob D. Weydemann
Production Companies: Weydemann Bros, Kineo Filmproduktion and Oma Inge Film
International Sales: Beta Sales
Main Festivals and awards: “Work in Progress” Prize at Les Arcs Film Festival. International Film Festival of Tarragona. Nouveau cinéma Film Festival. Berlinale
