I Was at Home, But...
After a 13-year-old student disappears without a trace for a week and suddenly reappears, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of life.
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Cast
19 people
Maren Eggert
Astrid
Known for
I'm Your Man
The Experiment
Jakob Lassalle
Phillip
No other roles listed
Clara Möller
Flo
No other roles listed
Lilith Stangenberg
Claudia
Known for
Wild
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Franz Rogowski
Lars
Known for
Victoria
Transit
Jirka Zett
Astrid's Boyfriend
Also in
Afternoon
Orly
Dane Komljen
Jorge, the Young Director
Also in
All the Cities of the North
The Pursuit
Thorbjörn Björnsson
Harald
Also in
The Dreamed Path
My Wife Cries
Devid Striesow
Teacher Gertjan
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Counterfeiters
Ursula Renneke
Nurse
Also in
Toni Erdmann
RESET - Wie weit willst du gehen?
Lucas Confurius
Werner
Also in
A Low Life Mythology
The Hunted Child
Esther Buss
Sibylle
Also in
The Dreamed Path
After Effect
Angela Schanelec Director · Ivan Marković Cinematographer Reinhild Blaschke Production designer
United States release October 8, 2019 · Produced in Germany, Serbia · Production Filmski centar Srbije, Dart Film & Video
Production
Nachmittagfilm
Production
Filmski centar Srbije
Production
Dart Film & Video
Production
Nachtmittagfilm
Production
Germany · Serbia
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Languages
Original title
Ich war zuhause, aber
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2019
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · August 15, 2019
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 2019
Limited theatrical · New York Film Festival
United States
October 17, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Chicago International Film Festival
November 18, 2019 · Limited theatrical · AFI Fest
February 7, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Film at Lincoln Center
February 10, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
April 28, 2020 · Theatrical · Los Angeles, CA premiere
Austria
November 1, 2019 · Digital
Brazil
June 10, 2021 · Theatrical
Canada
September 11, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
January 5, 2022 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Russia
April 19, 2019 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
South Korea
October 4, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 4, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 20, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
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