System Crasher
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Wherever 9-year-old Benni ends up, she is expelled. She has become what child protection services call a “system crasher.” But she is not looking to change her ways, and has one goal: go back home to her mother. When anger management trainer Micha is hired to help, suddenly there is hope.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-09-19
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Writer: Nora Fingscheidt
Spoken language: Deutsch, English
Genres: Drama
Original title: System Crasher
Production Companies: Kineo Filmproduktion, Oma Inge Film, Weydemann Bros., ZDF
Production Countries: Germany
Cast
Helena Zengel
Albrecht Schuch
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
Lisa Hagmeister
Maryam Zaree
Melanie Straub
Matthias Brenner
Tedros Teclebrhan
Gisa Flake
Axel Werner
Imke Büchel
Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Jana Julia Roth
Peter Schneider
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