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Berlin Syndrome is a 2017 psychological horror thriller film directed by Cate Shortland from a screenplay by Shaun Grant, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Melanie Joosten. The film follows a young Australian photographer (Teresa Palmer) who travels to Germany, where she meets an attractive young English teacher (Max Riemelt). Waking up after a stormy night of passion with him, the photographer is suddenly taken hostage by her would-be lover.

Berlin Syndrome
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Directed by	Cate Shortland
Screenplay by	Shaun Grant
Based on	Berlin Syndrome by Melanie Joosten
Produced by	Polly Staniford
Starring	Teresa Palmer Max Riemelt
Cinematography	Germain McMicking
Edited by	Jack Hutchings
Music by	Bryony Marks
Production companies	Screen Australia[1] Aquarius Films Film Victoria Memento Films International Entertainment One DDP Studios Fulcrum Media Finance Photoplay Films
Distributed by	Entertainment One (Australia) Netflix (France)
Release dates	January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) (Sundance) April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20) (Australia) August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27) (France)
Running time	116 minutes
Countries	Australia France[1]
Languages	English German
Box office	$788,191[2]

Berlin Syndrome had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2017 and was released in Australia on 20 April 2017 by Entertainment One. The film received very positive reviews from critics, with many praising the atmosphere, and the performances of Palmer and Riemelt.

Plot

In Berlin, Australian backpacker and photographer Clare meets local English teacher Andi. They spend the day together, then have sex in Andi's apartment. The following morning, Clare finds herself locked in. Upon Andi's return, he says he forgot to leave a key, and she spends another night after they go out dancing.

The next day, Clare finds he has written meine (German for 'mine') on her shoulder and taken the SIM card from her phone. Attempting to smash her way out the windows, she finds they are double paned and reinforced with plexiglass. It dawns on her that the other apartments in the building are abandoned. When Andi returns, Clare begs him to let her go but he begins restraining her to the bed while he is at work, leaving her to soil herself.

At dinner with his father, Erich, Andi tells him he is dating Clare. Erich asks what happened to his previous girlfriend Natalie, and Andi says she returned to Canada. That night, Andi lets Clare shower and she finds a clump of long blonde hair in the drain. Andi texts Clare's mother posing as her, informing her she is well.

Clare finds a screwdriver under the sofa and, when Andi comes home, she stabs him in the hand and flees the apartment. Andi catches her in the courtyard downstairs, breaking her fingers and bringing her back inside. Andi's student Franka shows up and flirts with him, but when she briefly spots Clare, Andi says she is his girlfriend and threatens to report her behaviour, causing her to leave.

Andi's bizarre behaviour continues, including taking pictures of Clare in disturbing positions, cutting off pieces of her hair, and retreating to a locked room. Depressed on finding his father has died, he spends a week at his father's house, leaving Clare in the apartment with the power off. When he returns, she comforts him and they have sex. As the holidays approach, Clare's mood seems to brighten; she learns to play the accordion and bakes treats for Andi. He gifts her his father's dog, but days later becomes jealous of their bond and kills him.

Andi takes Clare outside for the first time in months, to a forest where he plans to kill her with an axe. They are interrupted by two young boys, one of whom has injured his leg. Clare quietly begs the other to get help but he doesn't understand English. On New Years Eve, Andi attends a work party and Clare breaks into the locked room and finds photo albums of a blonde woman. A man outside shines a flashlight at the windows; she screams for help and he attempts to rescue her, but Andi returns and kills him with a crowbar. Andi has Clare help him wrap the body in plastic, saying it's her fault he is dead. He burns the body in a dumpster in the courtyard.

More time passes and Clare apparently enjoys life with Andi. When she sees him grading student's workbooks, she hides a photograph in Franka's. Franka finds the picture of Clare bound and gagged. She flees the room and drops the picture, which is passed around by the other students. When Andi realises what is happening, he leaves the school in a panic. He arrives home to find the courtyard door open and the locked box of Clare's possessions open and empty. Franka has ridden her bike to the apartment and found Clare just before Andi arrives. Clare lures Andi in, hiding on the floor above his apartment. When he goes into the apartment, she calls his name and, before he can react, she locks him inside. Clare rescues Franka from upstairs.

Clare rides free in a cab through Berlin's streets.

Cast

Production

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Melanie Joosten, and the title is a reference to Stockholm syndrome. According to director Cate Shortland, the character of Andi had romanticised and idealised the East Germany of his childhood, and wanted to recreate a utopia in his own life.[3]

In May 2015, Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt joined the cast.[4] Riemelt was chosen from a shortlist of 10 male actors. [3]

Filming

Production began in September 2015 in Berlin. For two weeks prior to filming, Palmer and Riemelt stayed together in a small apartment similar to the one on the set.[3]

In November 2015, filming moved to Docklands Studios Melbourne in Australia.[5]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2017.[6][7] Prior to Entertainment One, Curzon Artificial Eye, Vertical Entertainment and Netflix acquired Australian, United Kingdom, and United States distribution rights, respectively.[8][9] It was released in Australia on 20 April,[10] in the United States on 5 May,[11] and in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2017.[12]

Reception

Box office

Berlin Syndrome has grossed $28,660 in the United States and Canada, and $759,531 in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $788,191, sales of its DVD/Blu-ray releases have cashed $22,663.[2]

Critical response

Berlin Syndrome was met with positive reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76% based on 90 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Berlin Syndrome offers thriller fans an uncommonly well-written descent into dangerous obsession, enlivened by taut direction and a committed performance from Teresa Palmer."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

Accolades

Award	Category	Subject	Result
AACTA Awards (7th)	Best Film	Polly Staniford	Nominated
	Best Direction	Cate Shortland	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Shaun Grant	Nominated
	Best Actress	Teresa Palmer	Nominated
	Best Editing	Jack Hutchings	Nominated
	Best Original Music Score	Bryony Marks	Nominated
	Best Production Design	Melinda Doring	Nominated
	Best Costume Design	Maria Pattison	Nominated
AFCA Awards	Best Film	Berlin Syndrome	Nominated
	Best Director	Cate Shortland	Nominated
	Best Actress	Teresa Palmer	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Shaun Grant	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Germain McMicking	Nominated
ASSG Award	Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Recording	Dane Cody, Auryn Lacy, Steffen Graubaum, Felix Kaufmann & Tom Herdman	Nominated
	Best Achievement in Sound for Film Sound Mixing	Sam Gain-Emery, Phil Heywood (re-recording mixer) & Glenn Humphries	Nominated
AWGIE Award	Best Writing in a Feature Film - Adaptation	Shaun Grant	Nominated
Dallas International Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature Competition	Cate Shortland	Nominated
FCCA Awards	Best Film	Polly Staniford	Nominated
	Best Director	Cate Shortland	Nominated
	Best Actress	Teresa Palmer	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Germain McMicking	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Bryony Marks	Won
	Best Editing	Jack Hutchings	Nominated
Sundance Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema — Dramatic	Cate Shortland	Nominated

References

External links

• Berlin Syndrome at IMDb
• Berlin Syndrome at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Berlin Syndrom

Berlin Syndrom (Originaltitel: Berlin Syndrome) ist ein australisches Filmdrama von Cate Shortland, das am 20. Januar 2017 im Rahmen des World Cinema Dramatic Competition des Sundance Film Festivals seine Weltpremiere feierte und ab 14. Februar 2017 im Rahmen der 67. Berlinale in der Sektion Panorama vorgestellt wurde. Am 25. Mai 2017 kam der Film offiziell in die deutschen Kinos. Berlin Syndrom basiert auf dem Buch Berlin Syndrome von Melanie Joosten, das 2012 veröffentlicht wurde. Film und Buch handeln von einer jungen australischen Fotografin, die als Backpackerin nach Berlin kommt und nach einem One-Night-Stand mit einem Deutschen feststellen muss, dass dieser sie in seiner Wohnung eingeschlossen hat.

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- [en] Berlin Syndrome (film)

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[ru] Берлинский синдром

«Берлинский синдром» — австралийский триллер режиссёра Кейт Шортланд по одноимённому роману Мелани Джустен. Мировая премьера состоялась на фестивале «Сандэнс» 20 января 2017 года[1][2]. Выход в широкий прокат в России состоялся 20 июля 2017 года.

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