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Stella: A Life ()

Stella. Ein leben. (original title)
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Stella Goldschlag grows up in Berlin during the Nazi regime. She dreams of a career as a jazz singer, but is forced to go into hiding with her parents in 1944, and her life turns into an hopeless tragedy.

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Stella Goldschlag
Bekim Latifi ...
Aaron Salomon
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Manfred Kübler
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Johnny
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Inge Lustig
Nadja Sabersky ...
Lilo Streszak
Julia Anna Grob ...
Hansi Meyer
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Fritz Günther
Vincent Koch ...
Ilja Sonntag
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Theo
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Toni Goldschlag
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Gerd Goldschlag
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Cioma Schönhaus (as Joshua Jaco Seelenbinder)
Max Schimmelpfennig ...
Mikki Hellmann
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Vorarbeiter Koslowski
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Bertha Weiss
Max Wagner ...
Werner Telemann
Heike Jonca ...
Clara Schöne
Jeanette Spassova ...
Frau Rotholz
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Rolf Isaakson
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Marwilsky
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Paul Regensburger
Mathis Reinhardt ...
Wilfried Ahrens
Peter Miklusz ...
Vermieter Heinrich
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Gestapo Klops
Niklas Mitteregger ...
Schwöbel
Robin Sondermann ...
Kurz
Ulrich Schmissat ...
Polizeizahnarzt Dr. Schreyer
Hendrik Arnst ...
Nachtportier
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Jüdischer Ordner Sammellager
Christoph Luser ...
Lachmuth
Max Krause ...
Abrahamsohn
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Heinz Gottschalk
Gerdy Zint ...
Walter Dobberke
Gabriele Schulze ...
Alte Gefangene
Valentin Mirow ...
Moritz Zajdmann
Benjamin Morik ...
Ehemann in Drehtür
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Ehefrau in Drehtür
Felix Römer ...
Stellas Anwalt
Martin Reinke ...
Richter
Irene Rindje ...
Stella Goldschlag 1984
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michaela Allendorf ...
Sitznachbarin (uncredited)
Sebastian Barnstorf ...
Flaksoldat (uncredited)
Nils Burkhardt ...
Jüdischer Gefangener (uncredited)
Leon Fiedler ...
Trompeter (uncredited)
Anke Fuenfstueck ...
Zahnarzthelferin von Dr. Schreyer (uncredited)
Daniel Holzberg ...
Jüdischer Familienvater (uncredited)
Johannes Nendwich ...
SchuPo (uncredited)
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Jüdische Gefangene (uncredited)
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Jüdischer Gefangener (uncredited)
Christian Skibinski ...
Arbeiter (uncredited)
Artur Sorokin ...
Jüdischer Gefangener (uncredited)
Christian Tillmanns ...
Jüdischer Angehöriger (uncredited)
Werner Wilkening ...
Nachbar Conradi (uncredited)

Directed by

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Kilian Riedhof

Written by

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Marc Blöbaum ... (screenplay) &
Jan Braren ... (screenplay) &
Kilian Riedhof ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Janett Didik ... line producer
Stefan Eichenberger ... co-producer
Katrin Goetter ... producer
Stefan Gärtner ... co-producer
Henning Kamm ... co-producer
Florian Krügel ... Line Producer: Austria
Michael Lehmann ... producer
Ivan Madeo ... co-producer
Marco Mehlitz ... co-producer
Vivien Muller-Rommel ... associate producer
Günther Russ ... producer
Ira Wysocki ... producer

Music by

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Peter Hinderthür

Cinematography by

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Benedict Neuenfels

Editing by

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Andrea Mertens

Casting By

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Nina Haun

Production Design by

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Albrecht Konrad

Art Direction by

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Matthias Klemme ... supervising art director
Maren Schal

Set Decoration by

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Ellen Somnitz
Ruth B. Wilbert

Costume Design by

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Thomas Oláh

Makeup Department

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Kerstin Gaecklein ... hair designer / makeup designer
Christine Rose ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Sebastian Hellinger ... production manager
Christian Keller ... unit manager
René Kibrité ... set production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Silas Degen ... assistant director
Lukas Hablitzel ... second assistant director
Angie Luise Jordan ... second assistant director
Kathrin Löbach ... third assistant director
Michel Vrinten ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Lars Andresen ... construction manager Hamburg
Kata Bartyik ... drapery
Conny Brizsak ... graphic designer
Nadja Buck ... set dresser / store manager
Stephen Davenport ... set dresser
Lars Dicht ... standby labour
Paul Dröge ... set dresser
Enzo Enzel ... scenic artist
Nelson Fademrecht ... art department assistant
Lisa Folkens ... set dec budget coordinator
Marvin Funke ... concept artist
Lea Gabler ... graphic artist
Janine Groth ... assistant set decorator
Henri Grund ... assistant property master
Sunny Gräber ... standby props
Anna Jarocka ... set designer
Clemens Lehmann ... prop buyer
Andreas Lucassen ... set dresser
Tony Mack ... scenic painter
Konstantin Ness ... property master
Frank Noack ... set dresser
Nele Richter ... set dresser
Meredith Rowe ... assistant set decorator
Awet Howie Sahle ... property driver
Kim Scharnitzky ... set decoration buyer
Joe Schreiter ... set dresser
Kinga-Melody Semeniuk ... assistant set decorator
Mark Stolte ... construction manager Berlin
Bia Tetzlaff ... graphic artist
Lars Täger ... construction manager Berlin
Carolin Unvericht ... assistant stand by props
Joey Weber ... set decoration buyer
Marcos Weiss ... concept artist
Dieter Wertz ... graphic designer
Lugh Wittig ... property driver

Sound Department

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Leo Aderhold ... production sound mixer
Volker Armbruster ... foley editor
Peter Brückelmayer ... boom operator (as Peter Brücklmair)
Peter Burgis ... foley artist
Sandra Cuevas Alcocer ... foley assistant
Stephan Fandrych ... adr recordist
Patrick Gasda ... boom operator
Frank Heidbrink ... production sound mixer
Daniel Iribarren ... dialogue editor
Henry Kennedy ... foley assistant
Stefan Korte ... re-recording mixer
Maxwell MacRae ... foley mixer
Jan Petzold ... loop group editor
Matthias Radcliffe ... foley mixer
Franziska Treutler ... foley artist
Christoph von Schönburg ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Johanna Wienert ... adr editor
Bastian Wilhelmy ... boom operator
Markus Wurster ... head audio technician

Special Effects by

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Björn Friese ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Lisa Bauch ... vfx editor: LAVAlabs
Michael Brink ... visual effects executive producer: LAVAlabs
Patrick Busse ... visual effects supervisor: LAVAlabs
Pascal Bussmann ... di supervisor: LAVAlabs
Marco Del Bianco ... visual effects supervisor
Giselafilms ... visual effects supervisor
Sebastian Göhs ... colorist
Christian Heynert ... compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Manuel Houben ... match move/compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Martin Jurado ... match move artist: LAVAlabs
Javier Keltai ... compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Jan-Philipp Koch ... pipeline td: LAVAlabs
Tobias Kotz ... system administrator: LAVAlabs
Ina Köster ... junior compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Sebastian Leutner ... visual effects executive producer
Heinrich Maas ... lead compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Salvatore Miranda ... 3d artist: LAVAlabs
Rolf Muetze ... visual effects executive producer: LAVAlabs
Nils Nißing ... 3d artist: LAVAlabs
Robin Pfister ... 3d artist: LAVAlabs
Anatolij Prazdnov ... junior compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Scherin Rajakumaran ... visual effects producer: LAVAlabs
Kenny Rosset ... compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Pia Röbke ... junior vfx editor: LAVAlabs
Thorsten Scholz ... compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Jasmin Singer ... junior compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Alexandra Stautmeister ... visual effects producer: LAVAlabs
Andreas Steinlein ... compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Gunnar von Voss ... visual effects coordinator: LAVAlabs
Christoph Zapletal ... compositing artist: LAVAlabs

Stunts

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Cornelia Dworak ... : Paula Beer / stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tobias Dawid ... key grip
Andreas Erben ... first assistant camera
Roberto Tomas Irmisch ... grip
Lino Kalkhoff ... digital loader
Kalle Kallovsky ... b camera: 1st ac
Florian Kellner ... digital image technician (location segments)
Dennis Krombach ... gaffer
Jonas Meyer ... playback operator
Volker Roloff ... still photographer
Christian Schulz ... still photographer
Matthias Schäfer ... key grip
Nils Tammen ... lighting assistant
Sebastian Volkholz ... grip
Phillip Wölke ... b camera / digital imaging technician

Casting Department

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Angel Pinar ... extras casting
Alrun Seifert ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Elisa Bernhard ... additional wardrobe
Katrin Hupf ... crowd fitter
Olivier Mohringe ... additional wardrobe
Maja Pesa ... additional wardrobe
Nicole Petsch ... costume coordinator
Julia Schell ... costume patination
Elisa Schmidt ... assistant costume designer
Lea Schmidt ... additional wardrobe
Sarina Sulianto ... wardrobe

Location Management

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Friedrich Deter ... locations scout
Pia Esten ... location scout
Tillmann Haring ... location manager
Philipp Kohen ... location scout
Nico Korzytzki ... location manager
Jan Lewis ... location scout
Frank Meter ... locations scout
Erik Morck ... assistant location manager
Robert Passini ... location manager
Marina Winter ... locations scout

Script and Continuity Department

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Barbara Krieger ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gregor Badde ... production driver

Additional Crew

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Gero Brugmann ... legal services to co-producer
Manfred Diedrichs ... production accountant
Anita Erletz ... production accountant
Leander Gerdts ... set runner
Anne Hartung ... extras coordinator
Betty Hellwig ... hygiene officer
Anna J. Klebsch ... production coordinator
Jessica Grace Kosel ... qc operator
Athena Macke ... double
Samuel Gehrke Rios ... assistant accountant
Jana Romanov ... set runner
Valentina Schneck ... assistant production accountant
Felix-Florian Seyfert ... Crowd Marshall
Nicole Wiese ... choreographer
Phillip Wölke ... green consultant
Tobias Zarschizky ... production assistant

Thanks

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Christina Bentlage ... thanks
Petra Müller ... thanks

Production Companies

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Taglines Inspiriert von realen Ereignissen. [Inspired by true events] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Stella. Ein Leben. (Germany)
  • Stella. Ein Leben. (Austria)
  • Stella. Ein Leben. (Switzerland, German title)
  • Stella, une vie allemande (Switzerland, French title)
  • Stella: A Life (United Kingdom)
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Runtime
  • 121 min
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Did You Know?

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Goofs Stella and her parents were arrested in August 1943, while in the movie this event took place on her birthday on the 10th July. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Kilian Riedhof (2023). See more »
Soundtracks Let's Misbehave See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits are made in Show-Biz-Style and appear and disappear quickly without a sound. See more »
Quotes Aaron Salomon: [to Stella while leaving, disgusted, after learning that she became an antisemit] Shalom Stella. Shalom.
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