System Crasher (Systemsprenger)
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Synopsis
Bernadette, or Benni as she prefers to be known, is a delicate-looking girl with unbridled energy. She is a 'system crasher'. This term is used to describe children who break every single rule; children who refuse to accept any kind of structure and who gradually fall through the cracks in Germany's child and welfare services. No matter where this nine-year-old is taken in, she is booted out again after a short time. And that is exactly what she is after, because all she wants is to be able to live with her mother again: a woman who is totally unable to cope with her daughter's incalculable behaviour.
Cast
- Helena Zengel
- Albrecht Schuch
- Gabriela Maria Schmeide
- Lisa Hagmeister
- Melanie Straub
- Victoria Trauttmansdorff
- Maryam Zaree
- Tedros Teclebrhan
- Matthias Brenner
- Louis von Klipstein
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Metacritic
Feb 14, 2022
System Crasher may veer towards being over-sympathetic in its approach to its violently problematic protagonist – Benni is a wrecking ball at times – but it delivers a powerful exposé of the limitations of the foster system. And with its impressive young star to the fore, it is heartbreakingly intimate.
Hanna Flint
Time Out
Apr 2, 2020
Zengel is a balled-up fist of energy in the title role, getting across the sweetness that can convince those who take pity on Benni that “she’s making progress,” but unleashing hell in a flash to remind them she isn’t.
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Apr 2, 2020
This is a wildly impressive first narrative feature, powered along by a strong cast, great chemistry, virtuoso flourishes, and fierce energy.
Tara Brady
The Irish Times
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