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Concrete jungle, teenage witness, nowhere to run. Berlin's brutalist nightmare bites back.
TMDB
71
IMDb
64

alaska.de (2000)

Bleak Berlin realismAdrenaline-dread cocktailConcrete poetry

Overview

Drama

A female teenager witnesses a murder in a desolate high density housing area on the outskirts of Berlin and is henceforth in danger.

Flag of DEDEGerman
Content warning
woman directorgangteenage crushwitness to murderknifeschool friendmurder huntconcrete slabs building
Class isolationComing-of-age under threatUrban alienationLoyalty vs. survival

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Brutalist architecture as character—oppressive and gorgeous.

Acting

Jana Pallaske's raw, untrained panic hits like a gut punch.

Direction

Gronenborn's debut feels like a threat you can't shake.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel alive and anxious.·Streaming: Commit to the claustrophobia—phone off, lights dim.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden, realistic knife violence—not stylized.·Disturbing: Teenagers in genuine mortal danger throughout.
Esther Gronenborn

Director

Esther Gronenborn

ReleasedSep 15, 2000
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Jana Pallaske

Jana Pallaske

Sabine

Frank Droese

Frank Droese

Eddi

Andreas Hoppe

Andreas Hoppe

Sabines Vater

Susanne Sachße

Susanne Sachße

Sabine's mother

Axel Prahl

Axel Prahl

Polizist Wünsche

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Shot in actual East Berlin Plattenbau estates, capturing post-reunification working-class alienation rarely seen on screen.

Insight

Gronenborn cast mostly non-actors from the actual neighborhood; Jana Pallaske was discovered at a local youth club.

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