Early fourteen-year-old Stevie must somehow endure the whims of her unstable parents. When they decide to move to a small German village, Stevie tries to start a normal life there. While the parents childishly shirk their responsibilities, the girl tries to make a good impression on the campus by telling about her supposedly fabulous wealth and the father diplomat. She is doing great. But goodness doesn’t last long. She finds out that her parents are again engaging in illegal work to brighten up their free time for themselves. Her parents ’friends and otherwise beaten people are constantly celebrating in their homes and causing complete chaos. It is in such circumstances of psychological and emotional destruction that Steve must discover his true self and possibly liberate himself.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 35 min.
- Country, year
- Germany, 2007
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- German
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Pia Marais
- Screenplay
- Horst Markgraf, Pia Marais
- Cinematography
- Diego Martinez Vignatti
- Music
- Jochen Arbeit, Horst Markgraf, Yoyo Rohm
- Cast
- Birol Ünel, Pascale Schiller, Ceci Chuh, Georg Friedrich, Joana Preiss
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Pia Marais
Pia Marais was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up both there and in Spain and Sweden. Initially she studied sculpture and photography in London, Amsterdam and Dusseldorf before going on to study film at the Deutsche Film- und Fernseh-Akademie (DFFB) in Berlin. After several engagements in film business as assistant director and writer, she made her feature debut with The Unpolished, which has screened at many international film festivals and has won various prizes, including Tiger Award in 2007 in Rotterdam. At Ellen's Age is her second feature.
