System Crasher

'Systemsprenger', 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?

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?

Director

Nora Fingscheidt

Runtime

118 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

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System Crasher

Nora Fingscheidt, 2019

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Countries

Germany

Languages

German

Awards

German Film Awards

Nominated

2020

Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik)

Film Award in Gold

Nominated

2020

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle)

Film Award in Gold

Winner(s): Albrecht Schuch

Nominated

2020

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle)

Film Award in Gold

Winner(s): Helena Zengel

Nominated

2020

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Nebenrolle)

Film Award in Gold

Winner(s): Lisa Hagmeister

Nominated

2020

Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)

Film Award in Gold

Nominated

2020

Best Sound (Beste Tongestaltung)

Film Award in Gold

Nominated

2020

Outstanding Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm)

Film Award in Gold

Nominated

2020

Best Direction (Beste Regie)

Film Award in Gold

Nominated

2020

Best Editing (Bester Schnitt)

Film Award in Gold

Baden-Baden TV Film Festival

Winner

2019

MFG Star

Best Film

German Film Critics Association Awards

Nominated

2020

Best Actor (Bester Darsteller)

German Film Critics Award

Winner(s): Albrecht Schuch

Nominated

2020

Best Actress (Beste Darstellerin)

German Film Critics Award

Winner(s): Helena Zengel

Nominated

2020

Best Feature Film Debut (Bestes Spielfilmdebüt)

German Film Critics Award

Santiago International Film Festival - SANFIC

Nominated

2019

International Feature Length

Grand Jury Prize

Ljubljana International Film Festival

Nominated

2019

Best film of the Perspectives Section

Kingfisher Award

Taipei Film Festival

Winner

2019

Taiwan Film Critics Society Award

Winner

2019

International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize

Bavarian Film Awards

Winner

2020

Best Production (Produzentenpreis)

Bavarian Film Award

Transatlantyk Festival: Lodz

Winner

2019

Section "New Cinema"

Transatlantyk Distribution Award

Camerimage

Nominated

2019

Best Cinematography Debut

Molodist International Film Festival

Winner

2019

Best International Full-length Film

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Faro Island Film Festival

Nominated

2020

Best New Performer

Golden Knight Award

Mumbai Film Festival

Nominated

2019

Golden Gateway Award

International Competition

Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival

Winner

2019

Competition

Prizes of the FIPRESCI Jury

Jerusalem Film Festival

Nominated

2019

International First Film

FIPRESCI Prize

Storyline

On her wild quest for love, 9-year-old Benni's untamed energy drives everyone around her to despair.

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?

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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?

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On her wild quest for love, 9-year-old Benni's untamed energy drives everyone around her to despair.

Cast & crew

Cast

Albrecht Schuch

Actor

Helena Zengel

Actress

Gabriela Maria Schmeide

Actress

Crew

Director

Nora Fingscheidt

Screenwriter

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