Fraulein (2006)

Ruza left Belgrade for Switzerland as a young woman full of hope for a new and better life. Twentyfive years later she appears to have achieved everything: She owns a canteen in Zurich, ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrea Staka

Writers:

Andrea Staka, Eva Vitija-Scheidegger (contributor) (as Eva Vitija)

Stars:

Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic, Ljubica Jovic

9 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mirjana Karanovic	...	Ruza
Marija Skaricic	...	Ana
Ljubica Jovic	...	Mila
Andrea Zogg	...	Franz
Pablo Aguilar	...	Fredi
Zdenko Jelcic	...	Ante
David Imhoof	...	Stefan
Sebastian Krähenbühl	...	Mann in Bar
Oliver Zgorelec	...	Geiger
Annette Wunsch	...	Ärztin
Kenneth Huber	...	Arzt
Anikó Donáth	...	Apothekerin
Hans Suter	...	Mann mit Möven
Stefan Suske	...	Autofahrer
Vera Bommer	...	Sheila

Storyline

Ruza left Belgrade for Switzerland as a young woman full of hope for a new and better life. Twentyfive years later she appears to have achieved everything: She owns a canteen in Zurich, which she manages with a firm grip and financial success. Ruza values her meticulously structured daily routine, both in her professional and private life. Ruzas's orderly world shifts when 22 year-old Ana from Sarajevo enters the scene. She feels threatened by Ana's direct and impulsive manner while at the same time she is intrigued by her zest for life. Slowly a friendship develops between these two self-willed women. However, a certain distance between them remains: Ruza's afraid to open herself up completely, and Ana has a secret too difficult for herself to reveal.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | sex scene | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic and Ljubica Jovic don't speak German and/or Swiss-German. Although the script had all the German texts translated, they had to learn their lines by heart and had to act without having a true feeling for the language.

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Soundtracks

Womenade
Performed by John Marcus, Malina D. Rauschenfels, Javier Diaz, Kyle Sanna
Composed by Milica Paranosic

User Reviews

Gem of a movie

Three women of three different generations, all of Balkan heritage, live their lives lost and homesick in Switezerland. Ruza is a Serb, Mila Croatian and Ana probably urban Bosnian Muslem. But this gentle, thoughtful movie doesn't go there. This is not about ethnic hatred and intolerance, and the bloody war in former Yugoslavia, at least not in any direct way. These three women and their plight bring closer the curse of immigration. The desire for better or safer life, deeply intertwined with loss of roots, belonging and even sense of self. Three women touch each other's lives, and continue their arduous journey called life. Director Andrea Staka doesn't use cheep, tawdry means. She just tells a story as it is. Mirjana Karanovic, Ljubica Jovic and Marija Skaricic, three marvelous actors perfectly cast in this gem of a movie.

Details

Country:

Switzerland Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language:

German Swiss German Bosnian

Release Date:

25 January 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Fraulein

Filming Locations:

Switzerland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,449, 21 September 2008

Gross USA:

$5,715

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,715

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Quinte Film, Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color