Trance (Der Fan)

Name: Trance (Der Fan)
Duration: 1 h 32 min

1hr 32m

1hr 32m
3.5/5 (3.2K)
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The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is… More Details »

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Director:

Eckhart Schmidt

Producer:

Barbara Moorse, Martin Moszkowicz

Runtime:

1hr 32m

Synopsis

The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.

Cast

Désirée Nosbusch
Bodo Staiger
Simone Brahmann
Jonas Vischer
Helga Tölle
Klaus Münster
Ian Moorse
Wilfried Blasberg
Sabine Kueckelmann
Claudia Schumann

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RATINGS 84 FANS

3.5

Mar 6, 2015

German shock genre cinema's mistrust of the culture's supposed rejection of its fascist history is an essential motivator (see also NEKROMANTIK for example). It's easy to focus on the simple fact of this young girl's ultimately violent obsession with a pop star but it's…

597 Likes

matt lynch

Oct 30, 2021

My favourite slow-burner and quite possibly the ultimate crazy-girl movie in existence. It made me delve deeper into Eckhart Schmidt's fantastic filmography. I just love this one so much. ♥️

227 Likes

Lou (rhymes with wow!)

Mar 12, 2026

So that's why Debbie Gibson never wrote back! ... Damn and me being such a fine young cannibal as well.

164 Likes

VIVE_le_FILTH
"i SHOULD want to cook him a simple meal.. but i SHOULDNT want to cut into him... to tear the flesh... to wear the flesh.... to be born unto new worlds where his flesh becomes my key"

164 Likes

pd187

Feb 19, 2021

A dizzying display of pure 80s bliss with a sensual kiss. A heavy hypnotizing wave that pulled me into a whimsical world of wonder. A surreal trip that caught me in a trance. My brain did prance. Endless 80s dance. A slow burn that made my heart yearn. German Joy Division…

160 Likes

belial_carboni

Jan 21, 2026

Celebrity worship can walk a fine line between joyful interest and crazed obsession. I’m not always sure teenage me fell on the right side of it (can I blame hormones and a not-fully developed brain?), but not have an underlying psychopathic condition probably helped me…

162 Likes

Lexzilla
Nov 10, 2021

This is one of those movies that makes you think one thing, and at the end you're taken somewhere that's not unexpected, but shocking. To be honest, it's not until almost halfway through where the promise of a horror movie is finally fulfilled. Up until then, we've had a…

127 Likes

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Jun 29, 2022

“The Fan” circulates the winds of desolation and desire. Fiddle with the settings all you like; it will switch to an icy cold gust only when it knows you are far from good and ready. Director Eckhardt Schmidt’s masochistic fantasy of a schoolgirl searching for her pop…

117 Likes

theriverjordan

Mar 31, 2026

checks all the boxes for what i'd personally love in a film like this, yet didn't really live up to my expectations. nonetheless, i'm still very happy to have finally seen this since it'd been on my radar since forever. the film is known to have caused controversy among…

101 Likes

lee

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Oh, so THIS is how I meet Niall Horan... *takes notes* Genuinely can't decide if I liked this or not. I think a lot of it felt too drawn out for me, but I liked all the plot points and the dark turns it took.

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