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The Princess and the Warrior

The Princess and the Warrior

Somewhere Out There You Can Find Love

20007.02h 15m

Overview

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.

Directed by Tom Tykwer
Written by Tom Tykwer
Produced by Gebhard Henke, Katja De Bock, Maria Köpf
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Top Cast

Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt

Benno Fürmann

Benno Fürmann

Bodo Riemer

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Walter Riemer

Lars Rudolph

Lars Rudolph

Steini

Ludger Pistor

Ludger Pistor

Werner Dürr

Jürgen Tarrach

Jürgen Tarrach

Schmatt

Natja Brunckhorst

Natja Brunckhorst

Meike

Marita Breuer

Marita Breuer

Sissis Mutter

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Melchior Derouet

Otto

C

Christa Fast

Sigrun

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Themes & Keywords

nurselife-saverromancebank robbery

About The Princess and the Warrior

The Princess and the Warrior is a romance, drama film released in 2000 exploring themes of nurse, life-saver, romance, bank robbery. Directed by Tom Tykwer, it stars Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Joachim Król. Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.

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