The former bank robber Wanja is released from a long prison sentence. As her feelings of loneliness escalate, Wanja sets out to find work and hereby a new identity. Against all odds she lands an internship at a horse race track. In the stable she gets to know the troubled teenager Emma, and a strong friendship develops between the two women. When Emma slips deeper into her own drug abuse, Wanja decides to rescue her.
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Cast
15 people
Anne Ratte-Polle
Wanja
Known for
Dark
Shadowplay
Nele Trebs
Emma
Known for
Dark
Lore
Robert Viktor Minich
Rudi
Known for
Reclaim Your Brain
Marko Dyrlich
Ulf
Known for
The Captain
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Michael Baderschneider
Otto
Also in
Shades of Guilt
Die Draufgänger
Mehmet Yilmaz
Nicolas
Known for
Beyond the Sea
Moon 44
Jan Bülow
Kevin
Known for
The Universal Theory
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding
Hauke Petersen
Dennis
Known for
Godless Youth
Tim Blochwitz
Robbe
Also in
The Hannas
Zita Aretz
Annelie
Also in
Lotte
My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
Joachim Schoenfeld
Sozialarbeiter
Also in
Der Eindringling
Looping
Florian Anderer
Sachbearbeiter Arbeitsamt
Known for
The Last Execution
Carolina Hellsgård Director · Kathrin Krottenthaler Cinematographer
United States release October 31, 2015 · Produced in Germany · Production Storytellers
Production
FLICKFILM GbR
Production
Storytellers
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 7, 2015
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · October 31, 2015
Limited theatrical · Austin Film Festival
Germany · June 9, 2016
Theatrical
Sweden
October 31, 2015 · Limited theatrical · German · Gothenburg Film Festival
September 23, 2016 · Theatrical · Abkhazian
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