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The State I Am In

Play trailer Poster for The State I Am In Released Sep 1, 2000 1h 46m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A teenager (Julia Hummer) travels back to Germany with her fugitive parents (Barbara Auer, Richy Müller), former terrorists who need money.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A different kind of political film. Rated: A- Apr 30, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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william k Intense and perceptive study of a young girl (Julia Hummer in a perfect performance) forced into an existence outside of any social system; although embedded in clear and realistic locations and envisioning a comprehensible political background of the parents, there is a sense of irreality throughout. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Seeing this early Petzold film after having seen so many of his later movies it's easy to see how he has grown and improved his skill as a director and overall filmmaker. The State I Am In is sluggish at times, with pacing issues a bit of a problem, but a bigger issue for me is a lack of development or engaging content in the parents as characters. The acting was fine, especially from young Julia Hummer. There are signs of the exceptional director Petzold would come to be in time. So some missteps in his directing infancy was to be expected. 3 stars Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member It certainly is an acquired taste but it follows an interesting family drama that is entirely unique to Germany. Christian Petzold as a methodical and observational style that can be powerful even if it is not what American audiences are often accustomed to. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting movie, ending a bit confusing but well told. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member movie follows life of 15 year old girl, who live not so ordinary life, cause her parents are probably ex-RAF members and they living underground hiding all the time... it's a good movie set in 90's i would guess, cause still were using DM not euros Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow moving and rather uneventful drama about a family on the run. Julia Hummer takes center stage as the rebellious teenager and does a believable job, but not a whole lot happens in this tale. Interesting from the standpoint you want to see how the story concludes. Well it does so rather abruptly, but not before you tortured through two hours of viewing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A teenager (Julia Hummer) travels back to Germany with her fugitive parents (Barbara Auer, Richy Müller), former terrorists who need money.
Director
Christian Petzold
Producer
Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber
Screenwriter
Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 2000, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 28, 2009
Runtime
1h 46m