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Yella

Yella

20076.21h 30m

Overview

A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

Directed by Christian Petzold
Written by Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki
Produced by Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Andreas Schreitmüller, Caroline von Senden
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Yella Fichte

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

Philipp

Hinnerk Schönemann

Hinnerk Schönemann

Ben

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Dr. Gunthen

Barbara Auer

Barbara Auer

Barbara Gunthen

Christian Redl

Christian Redl

Yellas Vater

S

Selin Bademsoy

Dr. Gunthens Tochter

Wanja Mues

Wanja Mues

Sprenger

Michael Wittenborn

Michael Wittenborn

Dr. Schmidt-Ott

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Dr. Fritz

Themes & Keywords

futureworkdreamshusband wife relationshipbusinessmanassistantex husbandemployeeworkplaceex-wifeexistence

About Yella

Yella is a drama, thriller, horror film released in 2007 exploring themes of future, work, dreams, husband wife relationship, businessman, assistant. Directed by Christian Petzold, it stars Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann. A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

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