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Country: France, Germany, Belgium, Language: French, German, 105 mins

Original Title

Langue Étrangère
  • Director: Claire Burger
  • Writer: Claire Burger, Léa Mysius
  • Producer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Olivier Père

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Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her correspondent, Lena, a teenager who is eager to get involved politically. Fanny is troubled. To seduce Lena, she invents a life for herself, until she becomes trapped in her lies.


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Cast & Characters

Lilith Grasmug (as Fanny)
Josefa Heinsius (as Lena)
Nina Hoss (as Susanne)
Chiara Mastroianni (as Antonia)
Jalal Altawil (as Anthar)
Yuri Völsch (as Lukas)