Foreign Language
Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal, Lena, a teenager eager to become politically active. Fanny is troubled. To win over Lena, she invents a life for herself, to the extent of becoming trapped in her lies.
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Cast
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Lilith Grasmug
Fanny
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Josefa Heinsius
Léna
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the weight of all things
Nina Hoss
Susanne
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TÁR
Chiara Mastroianni
Antonia
Known for
Persepolis
On a Magical Night
Jalal Altawil
Anthar
Known for
Green Border
Palestine 36
Yuri Völsch
Lukas
Known for
The Gryphon
Das Boot
Samuel Theis
Known for
Anatomy of a Fall
Party Girl
Jakob Diehl
Known for
Dark
All the Light We Cannot See
Hermann Beyer
Known for
Dark
The Elementary Particles
Christa Rockstroh
Also in
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
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Anna Hedderich
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Meinhard Neumann
Known for
Western
Claire Burger Director · Rebeka Warrior Composer Julien Poupard Cinematographer
Budget $4.6M · First release February 19, 2024 · Produced in Germany, Belgium, France
Box office
Budget
$4,600,000
Production
Les Films de Pierre
Production
Razor Film Produktion
Production
Les Films du Fleuve
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
WDR
Production
ARTE
Production
Germany · Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Langue étrangère
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Germany · February 19, 2024
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · September 11, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
November 24, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
February 17, 2025 · Premiere · Mardi Gras Film Festival
May 10, 2025 · Premiere · Geelong Pride Film Festival
China
December 6, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Czechia
June 19, 2025 · Theatrical
France
January 21, 2025 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
June 4, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Germany
October 24, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 23, 2024 · Premiere · SummerIFF
Netherlands
September 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 16, 2025 · Digital · MyVideo
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