Directed by:
Angela SchanelecScreenplay:
Angela SchanelecCinematography:
Ivan MarkovicCast:
Franz Rogowski, Alan Williams, Devid Striesow, Lilith Stangenberg, Maren Eggert, Wolfgang Michael, Dane Komljen, Nicolas Wackerbarth, Thorbjörn Björnsson (more)Plots(1)
I Was at Home, but... explores the impact of a devastating tragedy on a family, as they come to terms with grief, longing and life after the death of a loved one. Schanelecs films have a rhythm and tone all their own, and I Was at Home, but... achieves a remarkable balance of quiet poetry, wry humour and raw emotion. (Second Run)
Cast
![Franz Rogowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/613/162613554_fd36bb.png)
Franz Rogowski
West Germany
Best movies:
Great Freedom (2021)
Disco Boy (2023)
Victoria (2015)
![Alan Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433090_472127.png)
Alan Williams
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
![Devid Striesow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/760/166760547_767d76.jpg)
Devid Striesow
East Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Napola (2004)
My Brother Simple (2017)
![Lilith Stangenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/967/159967461_ce038f.jpg)
Lilith Stangenberg
West Germany
Best movies:
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)
I Was at Home, But (2019)
![Maren Eggert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626392_03fdda.jpg)
Maren Eggert
West Germany
Best movies:
The Experiment (2001)
I'm Your Man (2021)
I Was at Home, But (2019)
![Wolfgang Michael](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/449/159449547_c5ba38.jpg)
Wolfgang Michael
West Germany
Best movies:
A Hidden Life (2019)
I Was at Home, But (2019)
My Sister's Good Fortune (1995)
![Dane Komljen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/962/160962958_8c8668.jpg)
Dane Komljen
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
I Was at Home, But (2019)
![Nicolas Wackerbarth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/123/159123052_29aa1a.jpg)
Nicolas Wackerbarth
West Germany
Best movies:
Toni Erdmann (2016)
I Was at Home, But (2019)
The Dreamlike Path (2016)
![Thorbjörn Björnsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/710/161710406_cf88d2.jpg)
Thorbjörn Björnsson
Best movies:
I Was at Home, But (2019)
The Dreamlike Path (2016)
![Ann-Kristin Reyels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/140/158140031_c6396d.jpg)
Ann-Kristin Reyels
East Germany
Best movies:
I Was at Home, But (2019)
![Ursula Renneke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/390/163390681_c0f424.jpg)
Ursula Renneke
West Germany
Best movies:
Toni Erdmann (2016)
I Was at Home, But (2019)
Windows on Monday (2006)
Marcel Köhler
Best movies:
I Was at Home, But (2019)
Talking About the Weather (2022)
Lucas Confurius
West Germany
Best movies:
I Was at Home, But (2019)
Nicht mit mir, Liebling (2012) (TV movie)