Yella
A young East German woman leaves her controlling husband/business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.
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Cast
15 people
Nina Hoss
Yella Fichte
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TÁR
Devid Striesow
Philipp
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Counterfeiters
Hinnerk Schönemann
Ben
Known for
The Lives of Others
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Burghart Klaußner
Dr. Gunthen
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Barbara Auer
Barbara Gunthen
Known for
The Book Thief
Transit
Christian Redl
Yellas Vater
Known for
Downfall
Krabat
Selin Bademsoy
Dr. Gunthens Tochter
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Wanja Mues
Sprenger
Known for
The Pianist
The Fourth State
Michael Wittenborn
Dr. Schmidt-Ott
Known for
Toni Erdmann
All Quiet on the Western Front
Martin Brambach
Dr. Fritz
Known for
The Counterfeiters
The Lives of Others
Joachim Nimtz
Prietzel
Known for
The Goldfish
Peter Benedict
Dr. Friedrichs Anwalt Oliver
Known for
Dark
A Cure for Wellness
Christian Petzold Director · Stefan Will Composer Hans Fromm Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $3M · United States release May 16, 2008
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$999,588
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Schramm Film
Production
ZDF
Production
ARTE
Production
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
Production
Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 14, 2007
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · September 13, 2007
Theatrical
United States · May 16, 2008
Theatrical
United States · March 24, 2009
Physical · DVD Premiere
France
April 22, 2009 · Theatrical
February 10, 2014 · TV · ARTE
United Kingdom
September 21, 2007 · Theatrical
January 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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