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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.

Keywords

Berlinale
Berlinale (home)
BRIFF
Coming of Age
Female Filmmakers
LGBTQIA+
Queer Romance

Actors

Lilith Grasmug
Josefa Heinsius
Nina Hoss
Chiara Mastroianni
Jalal Altawil

Director

Claire Burger

Drama

1h 41min

-16

FR

FR

NL

Germany

Belgium

France

2024

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.

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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