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Original Name: Systemsprenger
English Name: System Crasher
Year: 2019
Run Time: 118'
Language: German
Type (Colour/ Black & White): Colour
Country: Germany
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Producer: Peter Hartwig, Jonas Weydemann,
Jakob D. Weydemann
Cast: Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria
Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister
Screenplay: Nora Fingscheidt
Cinematographer: Yunus Roy Imer
Editor: Stephan Bechinger, Julia Kovalenko
Sound Designer: Dominik Leube, Oscar Stiebitz
Music Composer: John Gürtler
Costume Designer: Ulé Barcelos
Production Designer: Marie-Luise Balzer
Production Company: Kineo Flimproduktion,
Weydemann Bros
World Sales: Beta Cinema
World Sales Phone: +49 89 67 34 69 875
World Sales Email: tassilo.hallbauer@betacinema.com
Nora Fingscheidt was born in Braunschweig, Germany. From 2003 onwards she supported the development of the self-organized film school film Arche in Berlin. At the same time, she completed her training as an acting coach by Sigrid Andersson. Between 2008 – 2017 she studied fiction directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Her graduation film, Without This World about a conservative Mennonite colony in Argentina, won the Max Ophüls Prize and First Steps Award in 2017. Her fiction debut System Crasher won many awards, including Silver Bear at Berlinale 2019.
She is small, but dangerous. Wherever Benni ends up, she is immediately expelled. The wild 9-year-old girl has already become what child protection services call a “system crasher”. And she is certainly not looking to change her ways. Because Benni has one single goal: to be back at home with her mommy! But Bianca is scared of her own daughter. Mrs.Bafané from child protection services is trying her best to find a permanent placement for Benni. She hires the anger management trainer Micha as Benni’s school escort and suddenly there is a seed of hope. Will Micha be able to succeed where all others despaired?
