2001·Drama·1h 46m
7.1
★
Clara and Hans are left-wing terrorists who have been sought by police for almost fifteen years. Their increasingly rebellious daughter Jeanne begins to pose a threat to their security when she falls in love with a boy she meets on the beach.
Directed by Christian Petzold
puberty
surfer
unsociability
becoming an adult
parent child relationship
germany
underground
portugal
home
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Julia Hummer
Jeanne
Barbara Auer
Clara
Richy Müller
Hans
Rogério Jacques
Dieb
Bernd Tauber
Achim
Katharina Schüttler
Paulina
Günther Maria Halmer
Klaus
Inka Löwendorf
Girl at School
Ingrit Dohse
Restaurant Manager
Henriette Heinze
Hitch-hiker
Maria João Luís
Concierge
Crew
Christian Petzold
Director
Harun Farocki
Writer
Christian Petzold
Writer
Bettina Böhler
Editor
Michael Weber
Producer
Simone Bär
Casting
Michael Weber
Production Manager
Aysun Bademsoy
Thanks
Matthias Fuchs
Thanks
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
va24mar
9.0★ · 03/12/25
2000
“Die innere Sicherheit” combines two of my favorite things: coming of age films and leftist terrorism. It’s obviously about former RAF terrorists and I love that.
The way Petzold captures the constant paranoia - the fear that every stranger, every car could mean your capture - is amazing. He builds a couple of uncomfortably tense scenes (the intersection!) and constantly keeps you on edge. All that despite the fact that the film is almost monotonous in its calm and precise depiction of living underground and being on the run from the law, which is drenched in unnerving realness and authenticity.
The characters in this are so good. Jeanne is fantastic and the way her maturing and her constantly growing rebellion not only mirrors society but also contrasts with her parents current life and the past we know they must have had. The world feels lived-in and the parents’ past so real and tangible, despite never being discussed in a way that gives you any specifics. But you can feel that they and their acquaintances have a shared history that informs the present.
It’s a film about disorientation, about alienation and loneliness. About occupying and living in the spaces between our everyday world. A very low-key film that makes fantastic use of police and police violence. About the way love might change our lives, about trusting those we think we love and about the true meaning and worth of that trust.
I liked this so much. Not only because the themes hit a certain spot for me, but because it’s such a well-crafted picture.
“Die innere Sicherheit” combines two of my favorite things: coming of age films and leftist terrorism. It’s obviously about former RAF terrorists and I love that.
The way Petzold captures the constant paranoia - the fear that every stranger, every car could mean your capture - is amazing. He builds a couple of uncomfortably tense scenes (the intersection!) and constantly keeps you on edge. All that despite the fact that the film is almost monotonous in its calm and precise depiction of living underground and being on the run from the law, which is drenched in unnerving realness and authenticity.
The characters in this are so good. Jeanne is fantastic and the way her maturing and her constantly growing rebellion not only mirrors society but also contrasts with her parents current life and the past we know they must have had. The world feels lived-in and the parents’ past so real and tangible, despite never being discussed in a way that gives you any specifics. But you can feel that they and their acquaintances have a shared history that informs the present.
It’s a film about disorientation, about alienation and loneliness. About occupying and living in the spaces between our everyday world. A very low-key film that makes fantastic use of police and police violence. About the way love might change our lives, about trusting those we think we love and about the true meaning and worth of that trust.
I liked this so much. Not only because the themes hit a certain spot for me, but because it’s such a well-crafted picture.
2000
“Die innere Sicherheit” combines two of my favorite things: coming of age films and leftist terrorism. It’s obviously about former RAF terrorists and I love that.
The way Petzold captures the constant paranoia - the fear that every stranger, every car could mean your capture - is amazing. He builds a couple of uncomfortably tense scenes (the intersection!) and constantly keeps you on edge. All that despite the fact that the film is almost monotonous in its calm and precise depiction of living underground and being on the run from the law, which is drenched in unnerving realness and authenticity.
The characters in this are so good. Jeanne is fantastic and the way her maturing and her constantly growing rebellion not only mirrors society but also contrasts with her parents current life and the past we know they must have had. The world feels lived-in and the parents’ past so real and tangible, despite never being discussed in a way that gives you any specifics. But you can feel that they and their acquaintances have a shared history that informs the present.
It’s a film about disorientation, about alienation and loneliness. About occupying and living in the spaces between our everyday world. A very low-key film that makes fantastic use of police and police violence. About the way love might change our lives, about trusting those we think we love and about the true meaning and worth of that trust.
I liked this so much. Not only because the themes hit a certain spot for me, but because it’s such a well-crafted picture.
“Die innere Sicherheit” combines two of my favorite things: coming of age films and leftist terrorism. It’s obviously about former RAF terrorists and I love that.
The way Petzold captures the constant paranoia - the fear that every stranger, every car could mean your capture - is amazing. He builds a couple of uncomfortably tense scenes (the intersection!) and constantly keeps you on edge. All that despite the fact that the film is almost monotonous in its calm and precise depiction of living underground and being on the run from the law, which is drenched in unnerving realness and authenticity.
The characters in this are so good. Jeanne is fantastic and the way her maturing and her constantly growing rebellion not only mirrors society but also contrasts with her parents current life and the past we know they must have had. The world feels lived-in and the parents’ past so real and tangible, despite never being discussed in a way that gives you any specifics. But you can feel that they and their acquaintances have a shared history that informs the present.
It’s a film about disorientation, about alienation and loneliness. About occupying and living in the spaces between our everyday world. A very low-key film that makes fantastic use of police and police violence. About the way love might change our lives, about trusting those we think we love and about the true meaning and worth of that trust.
I liked this so much. Not only because the themes hit a certain spot for me, but because it’s such a well-crafted picture.
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