Meschugge (1998)

Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman ... See full summary »

Director:

Dani Levy

Writers:

Dani Levy, Thomas Schlesinger (script consultant),

Stars:

Maria Schrader, Dani Levy, David Strathairn

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maria Schrader	...	Lena Katz
Dani Levy	...	David Fish
David Strathairn	...	Charles Kaminski
Nicole Heesters	...	Lena's Mother
Jeffrey Wright	...	Win
Lynn Cohen	...	David's Mother
Lukas Ammann	...	Max Weiss
Stephanie Roth Haberle	...	Rahel Fish (as Stephanie Roth)
R.J. Cutler	...	Rahel's Husband
Erin Rakow	...	Slavie Fish
Daniel Mastroianni	...	Menachem Fish
Paul Butler	...	Lt. Lynch
Mario Giacalone	...	Det. Pucci
Mark Zimmerman	...	Bregman
Marcia Jean Kurtz	...	Rita Teichmann

Storyline

Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman lying on the hotel floor. She accompanies the injured woman to the hospital and meets David, who is the woman's son. After David's mother dies from the injuries, a question remains: was she murdered? The trail leads to Germany. Apparently, Lena's mother has some kind of relationship with David's mother that reaches back into the dark German history of the 1940s.

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Plot Keywords:

identity theft | grandfather granddaughter relationship | jewish | mother son relationship | assault | 

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Taglines:

A life saved. A life taken. The past can never be erased.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [de]

Country:

Germany Switzerland USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

11 March 1999 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Don't

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

X-Filme Creative Pool, Extrafilm, Condor Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References K (1997)

User Reviews

great, complex story

This film has one of the most complex stories I have ever seen. Some films could be easily shortened to the half. This movie is very different, there is stuff enough for two or three movies in it. Every time you think you could not be surprised, the whole story takes another direction. And in the end you are informed the story is actually true.

Very good play, very good cuts. Very good actors. I enjoyed every minute.