The Strange Little Cat
It is a Saturday in autumn, and Karin and Simon are visiting their parents and youngest sister Clara. This family gathering provides the occasion for a dinner together, at which other relatives appear over the course of the day. While the family members animate the apartment’s space with their conversations, everyday activities and cooking preparations, the cat and dog range through the various rooms. they too become a central element in this quotidian familial dance that repeatedly manifests stylized elements, disrupting any naturalistic mode of presentation. In this way, adjoining spaces open up between family drama, fairy tale and the psychological study of a mother.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
12 people
Anjorka Strechel
Karin
Known for
The Edge
Jenny Schily
Mutter
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Matthias Dittmer
Vater
Also in
Gunpowder Milkshake
Operation Zucker
Luk Pfaff
Simon
Also in
Marco W. - 247 Tage im türkischen Gefängnis
Lilly Schönauer: Liebe mit Familienanschluss
Monika Hetterle
Großmutter
Also in
Lieber guter Weihnachtsmann
GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
Kathleen Morgeneyer
Hanna
Also in
Daughters
Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten
Gustav Körner
Nachbarsjunge
No other roles listed
Leon Beiersdorf
Jonas
No other roles listed
Armin Marewski
Schwager
Also in
Woozle - Die Serie
Counting Sheep
Mia Kasalo
Clara
Known for
Mountain Miracle
Sabine Werner
Also in
Sturm der Liebe
Murder in the North
Lea Draeger
Known for
A Sacrifice
Ramon Zürcher Director · Alex Hasskerl Cinematographer
United States release May 1, 2013 · Produced in Germany · Production German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Production
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Production
German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das merkwürdige Kätzchen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 11, 2013
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · May 1, 2013
Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
Austria
October 29, 2013 · Digital
Japan
October 30, 2026 · Theatrical
More from Ramon Zürcher
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Strange Little Cat
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.