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Stella. A Life.

Stella. A Life.

20245.92h 1m

Overview

Stella, grows up in Berlin during the rule of the Nazi regime. She dreams of a career as a jazz singer, despite all the repressive measures she is forced to go into hiding with her parents in 1944, her life turns into a culpable tragedy.

Directed by Kilian Riedhof
Written by Marc Blöbaum, Jan Braren, Kilian Riedhof
Produced by Stefan Eichenberger, Katrin Goetter, Stefan Gärtner
Box Office0Revenue: $120

Top Cast

Paula Beer

Paula Beer

Stella Goldschlag

Jannis Niewöhner

Jannis Niewöhner

Rolf Isaaksohn

Katja Riemann

Katja Riemann

Toni Goldschlag

Lukas Miko

Lukas Miko

Gerd Goldschlag

Joel Basman

Joel Basman

Peter

Damian Hardung

Damian Hardung

Manfred Kübler

B

Bekim Latifi

Aaron Salomon

Gerdy Zint

Gerdy Zint

Dobberke

Julia Anna Grob

Julia Anna Grob

Hansi Meyer

Rony Herman

Rony Herman

Heinz Gottschalk

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanybased on novel or bookworld war iibased on true storyjudaismbetrayalgestaponazi huntermoral dilemmanazi germanyhidden child

About Stella. A Life.

Stella. A Life. is a drama, war, history film released in 2024 exploring themes of berlin, germany, based on novel or book, world war ii, based on true story, judaism, betrayal. Directed by Kilian Riedhof, it stars Paula Beer, Jannis Niewöhner, Katja Riemann. Stella, grows up in Berlin during the rule of the Nazi regime. She dreams of a career as a jazz singer, despite all the repressive measures she is forced to go into hiding with her parents in 1944, her life turns into a culpable tragedy.

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