As If We Were Somebody Else
Synopsis
15-year-old Nike is torn between her wish of belonging to the cool clique around her friend Jess and individual autonomy, which to her is represented by her new friend Lea. When she takes Lea along to a party she does not know how to react to the competing friends - resulting in her not reacting at all. - The film deals with mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion the disorientation of young girls, whose identities are rather theatrically claimed then actually realized – a Brechtian teen drama.
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- Director
- Christine Lang
- Screenplay & Story
- Christine Lang
- Original Title
- As If We Were Somebody Else
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 24m
- Production Studios
- Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
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Christine Lang
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What is As If We Were Somebody Else about?
15-year-old Nike is torn between her wish of belonging to the cool clique around her friend Jess and individual autonomy, which to her is represented by her new friend Lea. When she takes Lea along to a party she does not know how to react to the competing friends - resulting in her not reacting at all. - The film deals with mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion the disorientation of young girls, whose identities are rather theatrically claimed then actually realized – a Brechtian teen drama.
Who directed As If We Were Somebody Else?
As If We Were Somebody Else was directed by Christine Lang.
Who stars in As If We Were Somebody Else?
The principal cast of As If We Were Somebody Else includes Gizem Emre, Esther Spille, Holly Becker, Annedore Kleist, Bjarne Meisel.
When was As If We Were Somebody Else released and how long is it?
As If We Were Somebody Else was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 24m.