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Leslie Felperin Guardian 08/05/2020
3/5
Wackerbarth is no Fassbinder and the drab, handheld realism here lacks the flair of the film to which it alludes - although Lust gives a complex, layered performance at the centre. Go to Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 04/13/2020
The auditions are presented in thorough, painstaking detail, with lots of inside-baseball talk about the nature of acting; if you're into that sort of thing, I recommend Chantal Akerman's Les Années 80 (1983). Go to Full Review Daryl Bär Battle Royale With Cheese 08/09/2020
It's no small feat to have made a film that holds its own as both a pseudo-remake and an original piece in its own right. Squirming my way through Casting has me intrigued by Wackerbath's previous film, Everyday Objects... Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 08/07/2020
4/5
This is a very talky film, which makes it a reading challenge for those who don't speak German. But the terrific dialog spirals through various conversations that dig into the process of moviemaking, plus themes from the film within the film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Nicolas Wackerbarth

Director

Toby Ashraf

Best Boy Tom

Milena Dreißig

Ruth

Judith Engel

Vera

Stephan Grossmann

Manfred

Tim Kalkhof

Kostja Stahnke
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Movie Info

Director
Nicolas Wackerbarth
Screenwriter
Hannes Held
Production Co
Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Runtime
1h 30m