A teenager wakes up in a subway car with no memory of how he got there or who he is.
Production
Berlin subway system becomes claustrophobic character
Acting
David Kross sells panic with just his eyes
Editing
Flashback fragments that reward attention
Director
Özgür Yildirim
David Kross
Sam (Boy 7)
Emilia Schüle
Lara (Girl 8)
Buddy Ogün
Plattfuß (Boy 55)
Ben Münchow
Louis (Boy 6)
Jens Harzer
Isaak
Nina Petri
Richterin Lang
Liv Lisa Fries
Safira
David Berton
Boy 35
Jörg Hartmann
Direktor Fredersen
Anna von Haebler
Luna
Christian Hockenbrink
Arzt Institut
Ceci Chuh
Carla
Karin Johnson
Tante Maya
Ole Schloßhauer
Klassenlehrer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Mirjam Mous's Dutch YA novel, relocated to Berlin for the film adaptation. The book spawned two sequels that never got adapted.
Released during the 2015 European refugee crisis, its themes of dehumanized youth and bureaucratic cruelty hit uncomfortably close to real headlines.
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