On her 16th birthday, Gwendolyn Shepherd finds out that instead of her cousin, she has inherited a rare gene that allows her to travel through time.
Costume
Gwen's modern-girl-lost-in-history wardrobe is genuinely inspired
Production
London locations make budget stretch like time itself
Acting
Maria Ehrich's eye-rolls deserve their own award category
Director
Felix Fuchssteiner
Maria Ehrich
Gwendolyn Shepherd
Jannis Niewöhner
Gideon de Villiers
Laura Berlin
Charlotte Montrose
Uwe Kockisch
Falk de Villiers
Josefine Preuß
Lucy Montrose
Florian Bartholomäi
Paul de Villiers
Katharina Thalbach
Tante Maddy
Veronica Ferres
Grace Shepherd
Anna Böttcher
Passantin
Sibylle Canonica
Glenda
Justine del Corte
Madame Rossini
Levin Henning
Nick Shepherd
Gottfried John
Dr. White
Gerlinde Locker
Lady Arista
Axel Milberg
Lucas Montrose
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Kerstin Gier's bestselling German YA trilogy that outsold Twilight in several European markets.
The film deliberately softens book-Gideon's cruelty, making him more rom-com lead than actual dangerous manipulator — a choice that aged weirdly.
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