Regie:
Doris DörrieCamera:
Hanno LentzMuziek:
Volker BertelmannActeurs:
Alba Rohrwacher, Vinzenz Kiefer, Matthias Brandt, Andrea Sawatzki, Maren Kroymann, Margarita Broich, Petra Kleinert, Laura Agorreca, Aykut Kayacik (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Civil war ravages Irina's country. Soldiers burst into her family's house, kill her relatives and rape Irina. Traumatised, Irina flees to Berlin where she works illegally as a prostitute. In Berlin she meets Kalle, an unemployed punk, and lets him stay at her apartment. The two fall in love. But their happiness is soon threatened in the extreme when Kalle discovers a dead john in his girlfriend's bed and commits a desperate deed.
Criminal defence lawyer Noah Leyden takes on the case. Having defended numerous clients during similar trials he considers himself something of a specialist in the pursuit of happiness; he also knows what can happen the moment luck runs out. Events surrounding Irina and Kalle provide him with fresh material with which to ponder his favourite topic ...
Doris Dörrie's film is based on a short story with the same title by Ferdinand von Schirach which appeared in Verbrechen, Schirach's 2009 volume of stories, all of which were based on fact. Dörrie's film interprets Schirach's story as a study of a pair of lovers caught between their tenuous feelings of trust, long lost tenderness and a wretched situation.
(Berlinale)
Acteurs
![Alba Rohrwacher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/237/164237348_7e4e9e.jpg)
Alba Rohrwacher
Italië
Beste films:
Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)
Mio fratello è figlio unico (2007)
The Place (2017)
![Vinzenz Kiefer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/419/419043_8c9ac2.jpg)
Vinzenz Kiefer
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)
Free Rainer (2007)
Т-34 (2018)
![Matthias Brandt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/731/168731651_zquggp.jpg)
Matthias Brandt
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Glück (2012)
Das Geheimnis des Totenwaldes (2020) (serie)
Die Wölfe (2009) (serie)
![Andrea Sawatzki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172500_dc4326.jpg)
Andrea Sawatzki
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Das Leben ist eine Baustelle. (1997)
Bandits (1997)
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008) (Tv-film)
![Maren Kroymann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/853/168853692_tu2jhx.jpg)
Maren Kroymann
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Die Welle (2008)
Freier Fall (2013)
Glück (2012)
![Margarita Broich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245536_e539f3.jpg)
Margarita Broich
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
The Reader (2008)
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016)
Die Quellen des Lebens (2013)
![Petra Kleinert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/233/159233381_ab3ffe.jpg)
Petra Kleinert
Oost-Duitsland
Beste films:
Glück (2012)
Der Palast (2021) (serie)
Turbo & Tacho (2013) (Tv-film)
Laura Agorreca
Argentinië
![Aykut Kayacik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/597/159597872_b62b1d.jpg)
Aykut Kayacik
Turkije
Beste films:
Lola + Bilidikid (1999)
Offroad (2012)
Almanya (2011)
![Natalia Rudziewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/102/640/102640903_bc01d7.jpg)
Natalia Rudziewicz
Duitsland
Beste films:
Glück (2012)
Schuld sind immer die anderen (2012)
Tatort (1970) (serie)
![Flora Thiemann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/424/159424545_39e959.jpg)
Flora Thiemann
Duitsland
Beste films:
Glück (2012)
The Aftermath (2019)
Tigermilch (2017)
![Paraschiva Dragus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/422/160422511_0876ea.jpg)
Paraschiva Dragus
Beste films:
Das weiße Band (2009)
Glück (2012)
Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis (2011) (Tv-film)
![Irene Rindje](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330555_f709f4.jpg)
Irene Rindje
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Vier Minuten (2006)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Fack ju Göhte (2013)
![Christina Große](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343879_292574.jpg)
Christina Große
Oost-Duitsland
Beste films:
Der ganz große Traum (2011)
Drei (2010)
Ich fühl mich Disco (2013)
![Hildegard Schroedter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299393_7c4848.jpg)
Hildegard Schroedter
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter (2013) (serie)
Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
The Reader (2008)
![Oliver Nägele](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/063/160063277_7bdc3c.jpg)
Oliver Nägele
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Almanya (2011)
Bin ich schön? (1998)
Glück (2012)
![Anja Karmanski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/501/166501891_c88a43.jpg)
Anja Karmanski
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Glück (2012)
Der Zürich-Krimi (2016) (serie)
Little Thirteen (2012)
Levin Henning
Duitsland
Beste films:
Land of Mine (2015)
Das weiße Band (2009)
Glück (2012)
Peter Mohrdieck
Duitsland
Beste films:
Glück (2012)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (serie)
Mutters Courage (1995)
Nicoline Schubert
West-Duitsland
Beste films:
Glück (2012)
Lizzy und der Kommissar (2010) (Tv-film)