Two enamoured strangers look for a warm place in a cold world.
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Title: The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
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Cast
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| Franka Potente | ... | Sissi | |
| Benno Fürmann | ... | Bodo | |
| Joachim Król | ... | Walter | |
| Lars Rudolph | ... | Steini | |
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Melchior Derouet | ... | Otto (as Melchior Beslon) |
| Ludger Pistor | ... | Werner | |
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Christa Fast | ... | Sigrun |
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Susanne Bredehöft | ... | Zewil |
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Gottfried Breitfuss | ... | Paul (as Gottfried Breitfuß) |
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Steffen Scheumann | ... | Bruno (as Steffen Schult) |
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Rolf Dennemann | ... | Dieter |
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Ali Nejat-Nouei | ... | Ali |
| Sybille J. Schedwill | ... | Maria (as Sybille Jacqueline Schedwill) | |
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Peter Ender | ... | Thomas |
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Friederike Frerichs | ... | Corinna |
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Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life, seemingly entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident that results in her lying under a truck, unable to breathe. While he provides life-saving first aid, mesmerized Sissi begins to wonder whether he may be the man of her dreams. But when she tracks him down weeks later her affection is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future. Written by Armin Ortmann <armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de>
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Irgendwo da draußen wartet die LiebeMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for disturbing images, language and some sexual content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
12 October 2000 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$51,426, 24 June 2001Gross USA:
$872,091Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,017,667Company Credits
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Bodo Riemer: You don't even know me.
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Sissi's actual name is Simone. See more »Goofs
When Bodo shoves Sissi into the mud during the rain storm, she gets up and turns slightly and the back of her raincoat and the back of her arms are covered in mud. A few seconds later she stands and walks away and there's almost no mud. It is raining but not hard enough to wash the mud away that quickly. If you compare the amount of mud on Bodo's face and shirt in the same amount of time, there's almost no difference. See more »Quotes
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt: I'm having trouble sleeping. I keep dreaming about you.Bodo Riemer: You don't even know me.
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A scene from the German version is missing in the U.S. one: Towards the end, instead of just leaving the "old Bodo" behind, we see him encountering a bus driven by Walter and then the two driving off together. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Having loved Tykwer's impressively energetic RUN, LOLA, RUN (1998), I was really looking forward to watching his follow-up feature but, somehow, I never managed it until now (I did get to watch his subsequent film, HEAVEN [2002]). Thankfully, it was worth the wait and the result is almost as good. While the film is long and often rambles on rather aimlessly, it is never boring and, at times, disarmingly inventive and emotional; the leading players, especially the enchanting Franka Potente, have a lot to do with the latter quality. THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR's main themes are matters of chance and fate but it also features an elaborate bank robbery and a long stretch of it takes place in an insane asylum (where Potente practices some unorthodox therapy on a couple of her patients) which is not too far removed from the one seen in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975).