Fine Sendel

Jule Böwe

Henning Peker

Sira-Anna Faal

Noah Tinwa

Denise M'Baye

Pasquale Aleardi

Martin Umbach

Noah Bailey

Dela Dabulamanzi

Mathias Max Herrmann

Cino Djavid

Paul Michael Stiehler

Sibylle Maria Dordel

Bastian Sierich

Gisa Flake

Ben Andrews Rumler

Rike Eckermann

Birgit Berthold

Heiko Pinkowski

Rainer Reiners

Aurel Manthei

Heinz Wanitschek

Mélanie Fouché

Paul Zichner

Joy Maria Bai

Christian Steyer

Michael Pink

Cito Andresen

Kalina Krone

Marc Ben Puch

Ali Berber

Michael Fetter Nathansky

Adrian Laza

Theresa Clamann

Regina Brands

Carlo Krammling

Gerhard Leschik

Norbert Pötzsch

Harald Balzus

Erik Zwikirsch

Willi Forwick

Mary Daher

Birgit Mazur-Rodak

Margrit Traupe

Jonas Herberger

Thomas Borchardt

Jil Viktoria Borchardt

Jacqueline Paape

Harro Zimmermann

Karl Kneusels

Campbell Caspary

Omar Soliman

Darja Shenderovich

Thirza Wunderlich

Emmi Büter

Tamino Bösche

Hans Henschel

Stefanie Kuballa-Cottone

Christina Rehmann

Nele Fine Rehmann

Stella Scholz

Pia Schrade

Sebastian Steininger

Robert Zeuner

Laura Linnenbaum

Diana Küch

Nick Paul Reinschke

Timothy Gramsch

Tom Liefeldt

Sophie Linnenbaum

Johannes Blech

Manuel Faber

Ana Izquierdo

Sophie Peters

Elena Ziegler

Lisa Baumgarten

Nicolas Voß

Inês Gomes Ferreira

Lasse Liebelt

Arno Scholwin

Jörg Schneider

Alexandra Praet

Leo Aderhold

Karl Schirnhofer

Lisa Meyer

Darius Tschorn

Evgeny Kalachikhin

Josefine Lindner

Esther Niemeier

Caroline Weingart

Justus Wirth

Oscar Zöllner

Kristin Michelle Serzisko

Max-Josef Schönborn

Fred Fleïng

Frederic Hüls

György Jellinek

Sarah Wibbeler

Alina Iman Dunker

Felipa Goltz

Felix Audu

Philomena Köbele

Florian Weber

Carina Mazur

Dustin John

Daria Wörmann

Aisha Muthesius

Florence Stadelmann

Maximilian Wolf

Fabian Zeidler

Britta Strampe

Laura Klippel

Kai Eiermann

Valentin Selmke

Comedy

Fantasy

The Ordinaries

Bandenfilm

Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Germany

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I was initially quite sceptical about this. It seemed quite artificial to pigeon-hole people into cinematic equivalents of socio-economic groupings. Actually, though, once I got my head around it, it worked quite well at providing an observational template for a class system that resonated rather better than I was expecting. It all centres around "Paula" (Fine Sendel). Now she is merely an unremarkable looking "supporting character" but that is so much better than being just about everyone else in this drama and what's next for her could lead to her elevation to "lead". If only she can learn to generate emotional music - and then the sky's the limit. She must train, strive and practice if she is to attain this goal - but there is a distraction. Her mother has repeatedly told her that her father was in that elite grouping, but a trip to the archives cannot find any trace of him. It's her search for evidence that drives her into the clutches of the underworld of the "out-takes" and those other unsavoury unmentionables who work behind the camera. Can she discover the truth before her world and her studies cave in on her? There is no doubting that this is contrived, and that at times that stretches the plausibility - but for the most part this is still quite a compelling, occasionally quite funny, look at human nature, and at what people might do to protect themselves, their families, reputations, prospects - you name it, really. It also takes the story - from the perspective of this ambitious but honest young woman - and asks us questions about what we might do in similar situations; or, indeed, what we have probably already done to get on and retain and/or embellish what we've achieved. I didn't love Fabian Zeidler's score but some characterful supporting roles - especially from her mother "Elisa" (Jule Böwe) and a tightly knit cast make this well worth a watch. It gives the cutting room floor an whole new meaning.

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