Movie: The Stranger in Me

Top 10 Billed Cast

Susanne Wolff
Susanne Wolff

Rebecca Seidel

Johann von Bülow
Johann von Bülow

Julian Seidel

Maren Kroymann
Maren Kroymann

Lore - Rebecca's mother

Hans Diehl
Hans Diehl

Bernhard Seidel - Julian's father

Judith Engel
Judith Engel

Elise Seidel - Julian's sister

Herbert Fritsch
Herbert Fritsch

Dr.Börner

Dörte Lyssewski
Dörte Lyssewski

Psychotherapeutin Agnes

Brigitte Zeh
Brigitte Zeh

Katja

Markus Lerch
Markus Lerch

Polizist

Steffen Münster
Steffen Münster

Benedikt

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    A young couple in love: Rebecca (32) and her boyfriend Julian (34) are expecting their first child and are full of pleasant expectation. As Rebecca gives birth to a healthy boy their luck seems to be perfect. But instead of the unconditional motherly love she was expecting she is thrown into an emotional turmoil. Helplessness and desperation reign and her own baby is a stranger to her. With every day that passes her inability to meet the demands of motherhood become more and more apparent. Unable to admit this to anyone, not even Julian, she falls into a deep darkness - to the point that she realises she is becoming a threat to her child. Now only unconditional love can bring her back on track…

  • Release Date

    2008-10-16

  • Average

    5.875

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    Deutsch
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