Maria is a student at the university of Essen, Germany, living and working in a gray, unpleasant, and anonymous environment. While she has little problem finding someone for a one night stand, she rebuffs her lovers in such a rude way that they actually don't know what's going on. But what seems to be a negative attitude at first glance is in fact much worse: Maria is suffering from borderline syndrome, a serious psychotic disease that makes her fail to develop a continuous, reliable personality, from her own perspective as well as from the perspective of those she meets. Then one day, she bumps into Jan, a student who falls in love with her without delay. He's awaiting a hard time when he has to learn how hard it is to stay loyal and faithful to a person who, in her own words, "has a different world inside of her head" and who feels that "there is something inside of me that eats me up."
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Lavinia Wilson
Maria
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Maximilian Brückner
Jan
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Richy Müller
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Victoria Mayer
Sarah
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Tobias van Dieken
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Holger Kunkel
Rasmus
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Peter Fieseler
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Daniel Drewes
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Thomas Durchschlag Director · Maciej Sledziecki Composer Michael Wiesweg Cinematographer
First release October 28, 2004 · Produced in Germany · Original title Allein
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Germany
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Original title
Allein
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 28, 2004
Premiere · Hof Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
February 1, 2005 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
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