Damen (2026)
In her mid-thirties, Maya lives in a Munich shared apartment with the spirited Sema — an optician and influencer — and tries to live in the moment, as carefree as possible. However, she is eventually confronted by her mother’s hoarding problem — a situation her father is unfortunately no help with. Her balancing act between jobs as a mobile nail technician and a freelance theater makeup artist begins to falter. To top it all off, she falls for the flamboyant star of the current theater production: Philip, a charming but somewhat flighty dancer. Fortunately, Maya is surrounded by a group of clever, humorous women from diverse backgrounds who support her with wit and wisdom — for only by looking back can one find the tailwind needed to take flight.
Director: Katharina Bischof
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Salka Weber as Maya |
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Şafak Şengül as Sema |
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Anja Herden as Doro |
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Viet Pham as Kim |
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Patrick Isermeyer as Philip |
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Mai Phương Kollath as Thao |
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Claudia-Sofie Jelinek as Sonja (Head Makeup Artist) |
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Nadeshda Brennicke as Ms. Petri |
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Tareq Nassery as Yunus |
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Thomas Limpinsel as Gregor |
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Carolin Conrad as Franka |
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Uygar Tamer as Gülcan |
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Dionne Wudu as Dr. Tura |
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Sarah Camp as Annemarie |
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Miriam Hie as Bian |
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Pauline Fusban as Dana |
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Vanessa Eckart as Danas Freundin |
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Nora Suerkemper as Lena |
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Paula Hülsmann as Greta (Child) |
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Leo Friedrich Eickhoff as Manuel |
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Harry Ezim III as Michael, Man in the Club (uncredited) |
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Samy Fabrice as Shop Owner (uncredited) |
| Directing | Katharina Bischof | Director |
| Writing | Stefanie Kremser | Writer |
| Sound | Jessica de Rooij | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Maarten Buning | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stefany Pohlmann | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annina Goldfuß | Costume Design |
| Art | Christiane Musäus | Production Design |
| Editing | Stine Sonne Munch | Editor |
| Camera | Robert von Münchhofen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Peter Hartwig | Producer |
| Crew | Claudia Simionescu | Commissioning Editor |
| Sound | Kristofer Harris | Sound |
| Sound | Rolf-Peter Schmidt | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Samuele Zandron | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Daniela Eissler | Property Master |
| Art | Alexander Mehanikov | Standby Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothea Goldfuss | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nanni Gebhardt-Seele | Makeup Designer |
| Lighting | Florian Dobner | Gaffer |
| Camera | Oliver Schill | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Felix Schwarz | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Julia Strobel | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Julia Strobel | Continuity |
| Directing | Julia Eiber | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Martina Kiechle | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Philipp Alzmann | Unit Manager |
| Production | Götz Vierkant | Unit Manager |
| Production | Heike Kresse | Production Manager |
| Production | Melanie Bührdel | Line Producer |