A young police woman is faced with the difficulties between her responsibilities at work and her personal responsibilities.
Acting
Schmeide's debut simmers with frustrated ambition.
Direction
Dresen's handheld intimacy makes discomfort feel earned.
Production
Post-reunification Rostock as character, not backdrop.
Director
Andreas Dresen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in the real Rostock police station with actual officers as extras, blurring fiction and documentary. Dresen's 'Berlin School' realist approach was controversial for its refusal of redemptive narrative.
The film's 6.5 rating reflects audience discomfort with Anne's moral deterioration — many wanted her to be heroic, and punished the film for her humanity.
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