Directed by:
Ziska RiemannScreenplay:
Lucy van OrgCinematography:
Hannes HubachComposer:
Ingo Ludwig FrenzelCast:
Jella Haase, Sarah Horváth, Janusz Kocaj, Nicolette Krebitz, Sandra Borgmann, Rainer Sellien, Nikeata Thompson, Lilli Meinhardt, Andreas Windhuis (more)Plots(1)
Ari and Oona. Two 15-year-old girls, two dysfunctional families. Absolute opposites and yet somehow similar. No one listens, no one hears. Ari feels she is misunderstood and compensates for this by having sex with unknown men; Oona expresses the pain over her beloved father’s suicide through self-mutilation and morbid drawings. Opposites attract. Ari is a blonde who paints herself up like a canary, Oona loves things as black as night. Their unlikely friendship helps them survive the hypocrisy of their families. Ari finally gains some kind of self-respect, and Oona learns to give vent to her pain. Then something happens that threatens their friendship at its very roots.... The scope of the debuting director’s creative interests is evident both in the mix of cinematic devices that enrich the narration (animated passages, amateur film recordings, music videos), as well as in the artistic stylization, which directly references her grounding in comics. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Jella Haase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/787/168787211_4cr0mj.jpg)
Jella Haase
Germany
Best movies:
Heidi (2015)
25 km/h (2018)
Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
![Sarah Horváth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/295/159295209_46b697.jpg)
Sarah Horváth
Germany
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Die Himmelsleiter (2015) (TV movie)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Janusz Kocaj](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/079/160079282_62171a.jpg)
Janusz Kocaj
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Der Turm (2012) (TV movie)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Nicolette Krebitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/787/168787263_nz0meq.jpg)
Nicolette Krebitz
West Germany
Best movies:
The Tunnel (2001)
Bandits (1997)
Lollipop Monster (2011)
![Sandra Borgmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362131_aaf79d.jpg)
Sandra Borgmann
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Im Juli. (2000)
Lollipop Monster (2011)
![Rainer Sellien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/233/159233487_843c40.jpg)
Rainer Sellien
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Nikeata Thompson
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
![Lilli Meinhardt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/286/160286015_d5614d.jpg)
Lilli Meinhardt
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Dark Woods (2020) (series)
![Andreas Windhuis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/937/159937312_f8aae7.jpg)
Andreas Windhuis
West Germany
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Ein Tick anders (2011)
Paradise (2023)
![Sybille Schedwill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/545/159545702_f261b2.jpg)
Sybille Schedwill
West Germany
Best movies:
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
The Treasure of the White Falcons (2005)
Guys and Balls (2004)
![Thomas Wodianka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/513/168513997_wrd6ah.jpg)
Thomas Wodianka
West Germany
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Murali Perumal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/040/160040169_31553c.jpg)
Murali Perumal
West Germany
Best movies:
Happy As One (2006)
Tár (2022)
The Most Beautiful Day (2016)
![Rafael Stachowiak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/363/167363568_377895.jpg)
Rafael Stachowiak
Poland
Best movies:
The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
Naked Among Wolves (2015) (TV movie)
White Courage (2024)
Lucy van Org
West Germany
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Fuhrer Ex (2002)
Gesteinigt - Der Tod der Luxuslady (2000) (TV movie)
Fritz Hammel
Austria
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Catherine the Great (1996) (TV movie)
Fallen (2006) (TV movie)
Brezel Göring
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)
Imge Ünlü
Best movies:
Lollipop Monster (2011)