Directed by:
Mark MonheimCinematography:
Daniel SchönauerComposer:
Sebastian PilleCast:
Heike Makatsch, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Sandro Lohmann, Simon Schwarz, Rafael Gareisen, Katharina Spiering, Michael Gempart, Horst Sachtleben (more)Plots(1)
Charleen is nearly 16 and is one of those teens who seem to be drawn to dark and gloomy things; she's got a traineeship at an undertaker's and is passionate about Kurt Cobain. After a botched suicide attempt, she finds herself in the hospital. Now comes real stress: her crazy family, a creepy therapist, a by-the-book social worker, a perplexed best friend and a classroom full of idiots. But there's also Linus, the school nerd whom she meets at the therapist's. Weird but caring, he's interesting and fun to be with. And after her first kiss with Linus and their first tentative embraces, it dawns on Charleen that the opposite of death is love – and that life deserves a second chance. (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Heike Makatsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/472/159472249_ac8880.jpg)
Heike Makatsch
West Germany
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
![Jasna Fritzi Bauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/765/159765862_c6cbe1.jpg)
Jasna Fritzi Bauer
West Germany
Best movies:
Yesterday Girl (1966)
About a Girl (2014)
Barbara (2012)
![Sandro Lohmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/529/161529754_a49a8b.png)
Sandro Lohmann
Denmark
Best movies:
A Good Boy (2008) (TV movie)
About a Girl (2014)
Pope Joan (2009)
![Simon Schwarz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/537/167537122_lu0ahd.jpg)
Simon Schwarz
Austria
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Come Sweet Death (2000)
Protector (2009)
![Rafael Gareisen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595575_f04e63.jpg)
Rafael Gareisen
Austria
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015)
The Book Thief (2013)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
![Katharina Spiering](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307372_23b22e.jpg)
Katharina Spiering
East Germany
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)
Lore (2012)
The Red Cockatoo (2006)
Michael Gempart
Switzerland
Best movies:
Goodbye Lenin! (2003)
About a Girl (2014)
Chouans ! (1988)
![Horst Sachtleben](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/282/159282271_709c89.jpg)
Horst Sachtleben
German Empire
Best movies:
Beyond Silence (1996)
Joseph Balsamo (1973) (series)
Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965)
![Amelie Plaas-Link](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/915/159915500_823212.jpg)
Amelie Plaas-Link
West Germany
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)
Rübezahls Schatz (2017) (TV movie)
Das doppelte Lottchen (2017) (TV movie)
![Aurel Manthei](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/177/169177882_loul9e.jpg)
Aurel Manthei
West Germany
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
About a Girl (2014)
Harter Brocken - Der Waffendeal (2021) (TV movie)
![Jörg Witte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/243/168243856_qywcph.jpg)
Jörg Witte
East Germany
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)
Pizza und Marmelade (2008)
Allmen (2017) (series)
![Dorothea Walda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/671/161671798_10bbe2.jpg)
Dorothea Walda
German Empire
Best movies:
Head Full of Honey (2014)
About a Girl (2014)
Unkenrufe (2005)
![Lilly Forgách](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/098/160098003_963909.jpg)
Lilly Forgách
West Germany
Best movies:
Death of a Superhero (2011)
About a Girl (2014)
Das goldene Ufer (2015) (TV movie)
![Jens Nünemann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273872_3ae897.jpg)
Jens Nünemann
West Germany
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)
Inga Lindström (2004) (series)
Der Pfundskerl (2000) (series)
![Heike Koslowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/435/166435984_8bf237.jpg)
Heike Koslowski
Germany
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)
3096 Days (2013)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Nikolaus Frei
West Germany
Best movies:
This Crazy Heart (2017)
About a Girl (2014)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Johanna Krieg
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
Joana Verbeek von Loewis
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)