Der 7. Tag

In the opening scene of the film, Stefanie Stappenbeck is seen completely naked, including her totally shaved genital area. "I was also very surprised that I did it (laughs). Actually, I have no desire at all to be naked in front of the camera - I find that quite terrible, especially in times of the internet. But with this film I had the feeling that there was really no way around it. I thought that there was no other way for the logic of the film: you wake up naked, you don't know what's going on at all - that's one of the most blatant beginnings there is for a character, because it's such a big shock. Since I trusted the director Roland Suso Richter and his team very much, I did it and they showed me on set what the scene would look like afterwards. I could therefore still tell which parts of my body were perhaps being shown too clearly. But the way it is now, I think it's just right for the film - quite natural and not like 'Oh, we absolutely have to show a naked woman.'"-she says.