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Cracks in the Shell

Original title: Die Unsichtbare
  • 20112011
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
966
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POPULARITY
127,128
3,740
Cracks in the Shell (2011)
Drama
Fine suffers from not being seen but she also does her best at not being noticed, even though she is an acting student. At night, when her mentally handicapped sister Jule cannot get to slee... Read allFine suffers from not being seen but she also does her best at not being noticed, even though she is an acting student. At night, when her mentally handicapped sister Jule cannot get to sleep and stereotypically bangs her head against the wall, Fine turns the recorder on and give... Read allFine suffers from not being seen but she also does her best at not being noticed, even though she is an acting student. At night, when her mentally handicapped sister Jule cannot get to sleep and stereotypically bangs her head against the wall, Fine turns the recorder on and gives a firework of singing, acting and dancing. However in the acting school she lacks self c... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
966
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POPULARITY
127,128
3,740
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    • Director
      • Christian Schwochow
    • Writers
      • Heide Schwochow
      • Christian Schwochow
    • Stars
      • Stine Fischer Christensen
      • Ulrich Noethen
      • Dagmar Manzel
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Christian Schwochow
    • Writers
      • Heide Schwochow
      • Christian Schwochow
    • Stars
      • Stine Fischer Christensen
      • Ulrich Noethen
      • Dagmar Manzel
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    • 4User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 5 nominations

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    Stine Fischer Christensen
    Stine Fischer Christensen
    • Josephine 'Fine' Lorenz
    Ulrich Noethen
    Ulrich Noethen
    • Kaspar Friedmann
    Dagmar Manzel
    • Susanne Lorenz
    Christina Drechsler
    • Jule Lorenz
    Ronald Zehrfeld
    Ronald Zehrfeld
    • Joachim
    Anna Maria Mühe
    Anna Maria Mühe
    • Irina
    Ulrich Matthes
    Ulrich Matthes
    • Ben Kästner
    Matthias Weidenhöfer
    Matthias Weidenhöfer
    • Christoph Werner
    Gudrun Landgrebe
    Gudrun Landgrebe
    • Vera
    Corinna Harfouch
    Corinna Harfouch
    • Nina
    Annette Lober
    • Nadja
    Bernd-Christian Althoff
    • Olaf
    Candy Dee
    • Monique
    Nicole Ernst
    • Ria
    Christian Gaul
    • Frank
    Claudia Geisler-Bading
    • Gerda
    • (as Claudia Geisler)
    Maxi Geithner
    • Nina
    Helena Hentschel
    • Klara
    • Director
      • Christian Schwochow
    • Writers
      • Heide Schwochow
      • Christian Schwochow
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    9/10
    Well constructed film script showing human relations deteriorate when real life and a stage rehearsal get mixed up
    I saw this film as part of the Rotterdam Film Festival 2012. This film started as a seemingly simplistic, tragic love story (actress mingles with famous director, director drops her later on, and so on), but it progressed splendidly after half an hour. All the ingredients found their proper place in the well constructed film script. As a bonus we got an inside view in what happens back stage among the participants, and more importantly the "making of" process before a stage play is ready for a performance. Of course, we can never be sure this being typical for any stage play, but it certainly had the outlook of being realistic and truthful.

    Some of the plot ingredients became apparent not until after a while, like the mother of the actress bearing the burden of a handicapped daughter. The latter needed so much attention that her sister, our main character, seemed invisible for the mother (hence the title). Freud et al would have immediately caught this to be the foundation under the story. As a layman, I needed some time to catch up. Same was the case with the stage director, who made use of the underground frustrations in the process of creating a play. Even the relatively small role of the tunnel worker has its place in the overall story line.

    It serves no useful purpose to condense the story here in a few sentences, and I certainly do not want spoilers to be given away. Trust me that the net result is convincing and impressive. I found it worthy of the maximum score for the audience award when leaving the theater.
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    • Oct 28, 2012

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2012 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
    • Languages
      • German
      • Danish
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Невидима
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • teamWorx Television & Film
      • Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
      • ARTE
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $97,594
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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