Alone (2004)
Maria is a student at the university of Essen, Germany, living and working in a gray, unpleasant, and anonymous environment. While she has little problem finding someone for a one night stand, she rebuffs her lovers in such a rude way that they actually don't know what's going on. But what seems to be a negative attitude at first glance is in fact much worse: Maria is suffering from borderline syndrome, a serious psychotic disease that makes her fail to develop a continuous, reliable personality, from her own perspective as well as from the perspective of those she meets. Then one day, she bumps into Jan, a student who falls in love with her without delay. He's awaiting a hard time when he has to learn how hard it is to stay loyal and faithful to a person who, in her own words, "has a different world inside of her head" and who feels that "there is something inside of me that eats me up."
Director:
Thomas Durchschlag
Writer:
Thomas Durchschlag
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Lavinia Wilson as Maria |
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Maximilian Brückner as Jan |
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Richy Müller as Wolfgang |
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Victoria Mayer as Sarah |
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Tobias van Dieken as Nico |
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Holger Kunkel as Rasmus |
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Peter Fieseler as Yuppie |
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Daniel Drewes as Taxi-Fahrer |
| Directing | Thomas Durchschlag | Director |
| Sound | Maciej Sledziecki | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Thomas Durchschlag | Screenplay |
| Production | Joachim Ortmanns | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Wiesweg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ingo Ehrlich | Editor |
| Art | Sonja Ilius-Hussong | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ute Paffendorf | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frauke Horn | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Anja Dihrberg | Casting |
| Production | Michael André | Producer |