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Cracks in the Shell

2011 1h 49m Drama List
Reviews 74% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
After landing the lead role in a play, a drama student (Stine Fischer Christensen) adopts the aggressive traits of her character. Read More Read Less

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Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Although uneven and sometimes over the top, this psychological drama is dynamic and highly intense, with a captivating performance by the lead actress, Danish-born Stine Fischer Christensen. Aug 12, 2020 Full Review Amie Simon Three Imaginary Girls Cracks in the Shell starts to wear a little thin by the end, but it's still a nice way to spend the evening-if only to watch Christensen shine in the lead role. Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Engagingly directed by German filmmaker Christian Schwochow, Die Unsichtbare brings us the amazing story of a young girl who wants to be a theater actress and has a tough life. A consistently gripping and strikingly compassionate independent film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched it on the 6th German Movies Festival of the Goethe Institut of Los Angeles. Extremely good!. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Done to death narrative about a young actress losing herself in a new role via sexual inhibition - but only the Germans would come up with the twist that becoming a strumpet leads to absolute triumph. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The story of a shy actress who has to dig deep and transform into another person to satisfy a dictatorial director. Pretty much like Black Swan but not as good. There are a few differences; it is about acting on stage instead of ballet, it lacks the hallucinations, and it's in German. It is still reasonably compelling and well-acted. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member From the director of "Novemberkind" | "Intensive." (Tageszeitung") Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After landing the lead role in a play, a drama student (Stine Fischer Christensen) adopts the aggressive traits of her character.
Director
Christian Schwochow
Producer
Jochen Laube, Fabian Maubach
Screenwriter
Heide Schwochow, Christian Schwochow
Production Co
TeamWorks Media, Arte, Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR), Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital