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The State I Am In

Original title: Die innere Sicherheit
  • 20002000
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 46m
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6.9/10
2.7K
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The State I Am In (2000)
Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.
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Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when ... Read allClara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.7K
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  • Director
    • Christian Petzold
  • Writers
    • Harun Farocki
    • Christian Petzold
  • Stars
    • Julia Hummer
    • Barbara Auer
    • Richy Müller
  • Director
    • Christian Petzold
  • Writers
    • Harun Farocki
    • Christian Petzold
  • Stars
    • Julia Hummer
    • Barbara Auer
    • Richy Müller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 7 nominations

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    Julia Hummer
    • Jeanne
    Barbara Auer
    Barbara Auer
    • Clara
    Richy Müller
    Richy Müller
    • Hans
    Bilge Bingul
    • Heinrich
    Rogério Jacques
    • Dieb
    Maria João Luís
    Maria João Luís
    • Concierge
    Vasco Machado
    • Polizist
    Noberto Paula
    • Schläger
    Bernd Tauber
    Bernd Tauber
    • Achim
    Katharina Schüttler
    Katharina Schüttler
    • Paulina
    Günther Maria Halmer
    Günther Maria Halmer
    • Klaus
    Inka Löwendorf
    • Mädchen in der Schule
    Manfred Möck
    Manfred Möck
    • Lehrer
    Marc Sönnichsen
    • Heinrichs Freund
    Ingrit Dohse
    • Restaurant-Managerin
    Henriette Heinze
    • Anhalterin
    Joana Loureiro
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Christian Petzold
    • Writers
      • Harun Farocki
      • Christian Petzold
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    • Trivia
      First part of director Christian Petzold's "Gespenster"-trilogy. The other two parts are Yella (2007) and Gespenster (2005).
    • Connections
      Features Night and Fog (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      How Can We Hang On To A Dream
      Written by Tim Hardin

      ex 5215832 The Verve Recordings

      (P) & (C) 1967 Polydor Inc.

      Courtesy of Polydor Hamburg (A Division of Universal Music)

      (C) 1966 Published by Carling Music Inc. USA

      Courtesy of EMI Music Publishing Company GmbH

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    7/10
    Political drama turned outside in
    "Die innere Sicherheit" features a family on the run, the parents seeming to be former terrorists and their fifteen year old daughter the involuntary hostage of the state of things she had the bad luck to be born into. Things start getting complicated when its not just the never vanishing state of paranoia which has to be coped with, but when the young daughter starts to revolt against a life that does not allow her to have her own life.

    When everything´s said and done Christian Petzolds film is an inofficial remake of Sidney Lumet´s much and unjustly underrated "Running on Empty" (1988) from the word go. And though Lumet´s film may be the better executed, Petzold´s is the more intimate one. Its two major strongholds being its bleak style on the one hand (with the family´s car being almost the only place in the world where the three are safe; which is in fact one meaning of the title: the security of the interior) and Julia Hummer´s sensational performance as the terrorists young daughter.
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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2001 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Den inre säkerheten
    • Filming locations
      • Algarve, Portugal
    • Production companies
      • Schramm Film
      • Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
      • ARTE
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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