Je Suis Karl
2021 · Movie · R · 126 min · ★ 5.3 · 22% critics
After a terrorist bombing destroys a family home in Berlin, a grieving young survivor is drawn into a youth movement that promises hope and purpose. As she pulls away from her devastated father, she begins moving closer to a dangerous political world she does not fully understand.
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Details
- Original title
- Je suis Karl
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-09-16
- Language
- German
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 22/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (59 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a dark, politically charged drama about grief, influence, and extremism, especially if titles like Retribution or Blackout appeal to you; Not for you if you want something light or comforting.
Pros: tense setup; timely political theme; emotional family fallout | Cons: heavy subject matter; bleak atmosphere; limited levity
Themes
- berlin, germany
- europe
- right wing extremism
- terrorism
- terrorist plot
- father and daughter
Awards & recognition
- German Film Award — Best Feature Film · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Luna Wedler
as Maxi Baier
Jannis Niewöhner
as Karl
Milan Peschel
as Alex Baier
Edin Hasanović
as Ante
Anna Prášilová Fialová
as Jitka
Fleur Geffrier
as Odile Duval
Johann-Christof Laubisch
as Young Hate
Aziz Dyab
as Yusuf
Marlon Boess
as Pankraz
- VB
Victor Boccard
as Didier
Directed by Christian Schwochow