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Berlin Syndrome

Berlin Syndrome

When passion becomes possession.

20176.01h 56m

Overview

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

Directed by Cate Shortland
Written by Shaun Grant, Melanie Joosten
Produced by Polly Staniford
Box Office0Revenue: $398K

Top Cast

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Clare Havel

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Andi Werner

Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich

Erich Werner

Emma Bading

Emma Bading

Franka Hummels

Elmira Bahrami

Elmira Bahrami

Jana

Christoph Franken

Christoph Franken

Peter

Lucie Aron

Lucie Aron

Elodie Zadikan

Nassim Avat

Nassim Avat

Aron Hurwitz

Thuso Lekwape

Thuso Lekwape

Billy Dharma

Lara Marie Müller

Lara Marie Müller

Silke

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanystockholm syndromebased on novel or bookhostagephotojournalismwoman director

About Berlin Syndrome

Berlin Syndrome is a drama, horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of berlin, germany, stockholm syndrome, based on novel or book, hostage, photojournalism, woman director. Directed by Cate Shortland, it stars Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich. A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

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