Directed by:
Stina WerenfelsScreenplay:
Stina WerenfelsCinematography:
Lukas StrebelCast:
Victoria Schulz, Jenny Schily, Lars Eidinger, Urs Jucker, Julia Eder, Dennis Oestreich, Joel Singh, Olivia Grigolli, Nele Winkler, Steffen HöldPlots(1)
When her mother decides to stop administering medication to her mentally challenged daughter, 18-year-old Dora awakes, as if from a deep sleep. Dora discovers her body, her sensuality and finally, sex, too. Her parents are shocked by Dora's sudden unbridled lust for life and, when she gets involved with a man she meets at her market stall vendor job, they are furious. Seeing her relationship as unscrupulous and abusive, they demand their daughter stops seeing her lover. But their efforts are to no avail and, when Dora's affair leads to a more serious situation, everyone has to reassess the limits of their relationship to each other, and reconsider such topics as self-determination, trust and jealousy. Courageous, necessary and sensitive – Stina Werenfels' adaptation of Lukas Bärfuss's stage play is a fearless and moving drama about letting go. The tender, subjective shots that capture the beauty of the world as Dora sees it are as much a part of the film's success as is the portrait of a desperate mother, having to cope with life's pitfalls. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Victoria Schulz
Best movies:
Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Jenny Schily
West Germany
Best movies:
The Strange Little Cat (2013)
The Legend of Rita (2000)
Dark Woods (2020) (series)
Lars Eidinger
West Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Persian Lessons (2020)
Urs Jucker
Switzerland
Best movies:
Vitus (2006)
Cut Off (2018)
Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
Julia Eder
West Germany
Best movies:
Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
The Last Employee (2010)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Dennis Oestreich
Best movies:
Frau Ella (2013)
Time You Change (2010)
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
Joel Singh
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Olivia Grigolli
Austria
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Nele Winkler
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Steffen Höld
Germany
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