Violin teacher Anna Bronsky detects remarkable talent in a student, Alexander. Anna becomes obsessed with mentoring him, neglecting her family and spiralling under mounting pressure. As her fixation overtakes her, all is staked on exam day.
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Cast
11 people
Nina Hoss
Anna Bronsky
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TÁR
Simon Abkarian
Philippe
Known for
Casino Royale
Persepolis
Jens Albinus
Christian
Known for
The Idiots
The Boss of It All
Ilja Monti
Alexander
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Serafin Mishiev
Jonas
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Berlin Bad Trip
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Sophie Rois
Known for
Barbarians
Enemy at the Gates
Thomas Thieme
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Lives of Others
Thorsten Merten
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Gryphon
Winnie Böwe
Known for
Bibi & Tina
Combat Girls
Ruth Bickelhaupt
Also in
Heavy Girls
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Alexander Hörbe
Known for
The Captain
Kleo
Ina Weisse Director · Daphne Charizani Screenplay Judith Kaufmann Cinematographer
United States release June 26, 2020 · Produced in France, Germany · Languages French, German
Production
Lupa Film
Production
ZDF
Production
ARTE
Production
Idéale Audience
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Port au Prince Films
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das Vorspiel
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2019
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany · January 23, 2020
Theatrical
United States · June 26, 2020
Digital
Finland
September 4, 2020 · Theatrical
France
November 6, 2019 · Theatrical
October 26, 2020 · Physical · DVD
January 25, 2021 · Digital · VOD
May 11, 2021 · Digital · OCS
Greece
September 30, 2021 · Theatrical
Italy
May 5, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 6, 2019 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
May 28, 2020 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
September 21, 2019 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
November 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 11, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 1, 2022 · Limited theatrical
April 1, 2022 · Digital
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