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Director:
Christian Petzold
Writers:
Simone Bär (script)
Christian Petzold (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 May 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Thriller more
Plot:
Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Fall Preview: Anywhere But a Movie Theater
 (From IFC. 5 August 2009, 11:08 AM, PDT)

Woman's Wartime Hell
 (From New York Post. 16 July 2009, 10:18 PM, PDT)

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Cast

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Nina Hoss ... Yella Fichte
Devid Striesow ... Philipp
Hinnerk Schönemann ... Ben
Burghart Klaußner ... Dr. Gunthen
Barbara Auer ... Barbara Gunthen

Christian Redl ... Yellas Vater
Selin Bademsoy ... Dr. Gunthens Tochter (as Selin Barbara Petzold)
Wanja Mues ... Sprenger
Michael Wittenborn ... Dr. Schmidt-Ott
Martin Brambach ... Dr. Fritz
Joachim Nimtz ... Prietzel
Peter Benedict ... Dr. Friedrichs Anwalt Oliver
Ian Norval ... Rezeptionist
Peter Knaack ... Insolvenzverwalter
Thomas Giese ... Kassierer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Third part of director Christian Petzold's "Gespenster"-trilogy. The other two parts are Die innere Sicherheit (2000) and Gespenster (2005). more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Kennwort Kino: Das Geheimnis von Yella" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Piano Sonata No.14, Op.27 No.2 more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
The Orange Peel Stripped Away, 9 May 2009
Author: kingacres0 from United States

If you are looking for a thriller that sweeps you away for 90 minutes go elsewhere. If you are looking for a twister that strives to constantly outwit your keen literary and cinematic intellectual sensibilities with its never-ending brain teasers this isn't it. The film does have flaws but, as a vehicle that facilitates a better understanding of human nature, it is very successful.

Why can't bright people get over the need to duel with the directors and writers of film and, instead, pay attention to what is important? Whatever its shortcomings, this is a look into the psyche of a human being that, at least for me, reveals all the frailties, contradictions and inconsistencies that our species is heir to.

See this film, allow yourself to enter into Yella - then, by all means, dissect and analyze it later.

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