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What Marielle Knows

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Julia and Tobias face hilarious and cringe-worthy moments when their young daughter Marielle unexpectedly gains mind-reading powers. As family secrets come to light, they struggle to maintain privacy and normalcy in their daily lives.

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Sam Wigley Sight & Sound Nov 5, 2025
Frédéric Hambalek’s dark but hilarious film about a teen with telepathic powers feels designed to make parents wince. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Mar 17, 2025
3/5
A lot of the comedy and absurdism of the film’s starting point gets lost. Well, it could be that the whole point of the film isn’t that Marielle’s powers are special, but that they are universal -- or almost. Go to Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter Mar 17, 2025
What Marielle Knows is basically a high-concept social experiment designed to prove how our private lives are probably best kept private. It’s not a groundbreaking idea, but the film uses its clever conceit to remind us how important that is. Go to Full Review José Félix Collazos Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 4 days ago
The result is a suggestive but muted work, sustained by brilliant scenes and a lucid intuition: unmediated truth can be a form of violence. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Fran Chico Fotogramas Jul 15, 2026
3/5
'What Marielle Knows' thus remains an awkward, intelligent, and original comedy, though too complacent in its initial premise to fully realize its potential.[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Rubén Romero Santos Cinemanía (Spain) Jul 9, 2026
4/5
Ironic and cruel, Frédérick Hambalek's film, like the cinema of Michael Haneke or Ruben Östlund, is overflowing with Schadenfreude, the pleasure in the misfortune of others. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Frédéric Hambalek

Director

Julia Jentsch

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Felix Kramer

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Laeni Geiseler

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Mehmet Atesci

Actor

Moritz von Treuenfels

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Synopsis Julia and Tobias face hilarious and cringe-worthy moments when their young daughter Marielle unexpectedly gains mind-reading powers. As family secrets come to light, they struggle to maintain privacy and normalcy in their daily lives.
Director
Frédéric Hambalek
Producer
Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker
Screenwriter
Frédéric Hambalek
Production Co
Walker + Worm Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 26m
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