20 mins Synopsis. Genre: Thriller Director: Cate Shortland Cast: Matthias Habich, Max Riemelt, Teresa Palmer Release Date: 09/06/2017 Feature Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins Trailers: Approx. 23. A mother of two who inherits a house is confronted with murderous intruders on the first night in their new home and fights for her daughters' lives. I thought you weren’t gonna come back. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com] Blonde Hair. Clare lures Andi into the apartment, hiding on the floor immediately above the one in which she was held hostage. A night of passion ensues. Franka rides her bike to the apartment and finds Clare just before Andi arrives. Meanwhile, Andi continues with his bizarre behaviour, taking polaroids of Clare in disturbing positions, cutting off pieces of her hair, and retreating to a locked room of the apartment, presumably to masturbate. A man's life is derailed when an ominous pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22 p.m. Two couples rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend get-away. Andi comes home, however, and kills her would-be rescuer with a crowbar. Australian photographer (with an interest in former Eastern Bloc architecture), Clare, meets native Berliner and English teacher, Andi. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive. 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Believing Andi just simply forgot to leave a key, Clare decides to stay with him another night and they actually go out dancing. Andi's father asks what happened to his previous girlfriend Natalie, and Andi tells him that she went back to Canada. Set in Berlin, obvs. While in Berlin, Clare meets an alluring German stranger, Andi (Max Riemelt), and their mutual attraction leads to a night of passion in Andi… It’s a powerful two-hander, well played by both principles, but finally rather more intriguing than it is fully engrossing. View in iTunes. Unable to escape, a weakened Clare takes polaroids of herself and eats what is left of the food until Andi finally returns. Clare appears relieved as she had assumed he was not going to come back, and comforts Andi for his loss, having sex with him. It didn't detract from what is a truly excellent horror film of its genre. Berlin Syndrome can be seen as a sort of twisted love story that begins with fantasy, desire and adventure in a romantic way and evolves into a horror story. Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence. (2017). While Clare is confined to his apartment, Andi goes to dinner with his father Erich and mentions that he is dating Clare. While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photographer, Clare meets Andi, a charismatic local man and there is an instant attraction between them. Clare stabs Andi with a screwdriver and flees the apartment, but Andi catches up with her in the empty courtyard, bringing Clare back after breaking her hand as she tries to escape into another building. Berlin syndrome - ectodermal dysplasia described in two brothers and two sisters, featuring stunted growth, mental retardation, birdlike legs, fine dry skin with mottled pigmentation, flat nose, thick lips, and wrinkling around mouth and eyes. Mystery & suspense. Berlin Syndrome certainly aspires for something more meaningful than a cautionary message about the dangers of accepting fruit from strangers. Clare Havel, a young Australian backpacker, is exploring Berlin when she meets a local man named Andi and has a one-night stand with him. At work, Andi hands out his students' workbooks, including Franka's. The impetus for Berlin Syndrome may indeed have come from the producer's side, but its style is very much auteur-crossover (its festival premiere came, of course, at Sundance). But what initially appears to be the start of a romance suddenly takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance suddenly takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes up the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. In addition, all of the other apartments in the building are abandoned and there is no one to hear her cries. When Franka sees a flash of Clare in a towel, Andi tells her it is his girlfriend and threatens to report Franka to the school, causing her to leave. Teresa Palmer ( Hacksaw Ridge) plays Clare, a young Australian woman who has travelled to Berlin on her own. I don't want to say much about the third act, except that I think it was good. A depressed Andi stays in his father's house for a week but Clare is left in the apartment with the power turned off. He tells her to pack her things into a backpack under the pretense that he is having the flat fumigated. The sheer dread of her situation. While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photographer, Clare meets Andi, a charismatic local man and there is an instant attraction between them. Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother. Gustav Klimt’s work is referenced throughout the film and is admired by both Andi and Clare. Just after Christmas, Andi takes Clare out into the forest, planning to kill her with an axe. [2], Berlin Syndrome was met with positive reviews. The next morning, however, Clare finds that Andi has locked her in his apartment. Berlin Syndrome. Clare tries escaping by smashing the windows but discovers they are double paned and reinforced with plexiglas. [4] Riemelt was chosen from a shortlist of 10 male actors; Shortland felt he best portrayed the lack of shame of a true sociopath. Erich mentions Andi's mother, prompting Andi to speak bitterly about how she defected to the west before the Berlin Wall came down. Inside hers, Franka discovers a Polaroid of a bound Clare that she had hidden there for Franka to find. The ending suggests Claire finally enjoys her freedom riding in a cab through Berlin's busy streets. Their night of passion becomes the one night stand from hell as her suddenly obsessive and violent lover holds her hostage in his apartment. They certainly played their roles well, I just felt like maybe they were lacking a bit of emotional range or chemistry with each other. Andi calls her name, but Clare answers intermittently to confuse Andi. [3], In May 2015, Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt joined the cast. Berlin Syndrome. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 88 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10. He tells the one survivor, "Tell me where he is and I'll consider you a loose end." Andi was gone so long that Clare ran out of resources. In a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed. An … That's what good horror is all about. [6][7] Prior to Entertainment One, Curzon Artificial Eye, Vertical Entertainment and Netflix acquired Australian, United Kingdom, United States distribution rights, respectively. Take a look ahead at some of our most anticipated superhero series arriving in 2021 and beyond. While at first everything seems fine, after Clare has sex with him, she finds Andi's … A young couple on the run hole up in a country estate with a hostage in tow. I particularly enjoyed the sound design in this film, and how it added so much to the suspense and mystery. A homeschooled teenager begins to suspect her mother is keeping a dark secret from her. After the boy's mother appears, Andi takes Clare home where she eventually breaks into the locked room and finds a massage chair and a photo album filled with polaroids of what looks to be Natalie, whom Andi had presumably kidnapped and murdered before her. Clare (played by "Point Break's Teresa Palmer) is a young Australian woman on vacation in Berlin. Waking up after a stormy night of passion with him, the photographer is suddenly taken hostage by her would-be lover. In Blade II, Blade kills a whole building full of vampires trying to find Whistler. Clare whispers to the boy to go get help, but he doesn't understand English and becomes afraid of her. Berlin Syndrome (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To her amazement, when Andi comes home, he acts as if nothing is wrong, offering her flowers and pesto. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Melanie Joosten, and the title is a reference to Stockholm syndrome. After a one-night stand, Clare find she’s locked in his apartment. We see a broken Andi in Berlin Syndrome, who has lost his father, being accepted by Clare completely. This FAQ is empty. Skin. Unrewarding ... Teresa Palmer (Clare) and Max Riemelt (Andi) in Berlin Syndrome. This film really builds up the tension. The actors' performances are largely nonverbal; body language reveals the distorted power dynamics between Clare and Andi, who treats his hostage like property. What starts as a passionate one-night stand quickly turns sinister when Clare learns she's locked inside Andi's apartment with no way out. There is an instant attraction between them, and a night of passion ensues. More time passes as Clare is held prisoner. 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. While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photojournalist Clare meets Andi, a charismatic local man and there is an instant attraction between them. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Berlin Syndrome. Berlin Syndrome is a 2017 Australian-French psychological thriller-horror film directed by Cate Shortland, written by Shaun Grant and starring Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt. "Berlin Syndrome" (Australia 2017) One of the newly available releases on Netflix from my Max Riemelt. For two weeks prior to filming, Palmer and Riemelt stayed together in a small apartment similar to the one on the set. Berlin Syndrome is a closely observed and gripping psychological thriller that shifts between Andi’s and Clare’s perspectives, revealing the power of obsession, the fluidity of truth, and the kaleidoscopic nature of human relationships. After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world. Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. Cate Shortlands Berlin Syndrome is a story of captivity and resistance, a movie that explores something she sees at the heart of many traditional fairytales with … Starring:Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich. Much of what Andi does to Clare is incredibly hard to watch, and Shortland is matter-of-fact and up-close-and-personal in the way she depicts the pain he inflicts on her. She needed him for survival but watching his vulnerability kick in, she pities him. - ( Original Title - Berlin Syndrome ) In this tense thriller, Teresa Palmer plays Clare, an Australian photojournalist whose German vacation takes a terrifying turn. 2017 116 minutes. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate. It is brutal, genuinely scary, haunting. 2017| R | 1h 55m| Australian Movies. A ustralian director Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome is a thriller about sexual confinement that’s remarkably clear-eyed about the limitations of its genre. A young boy battles the complexities of a grown-up world with his father. Berlin Syndrome is a 2017 Australian-French psychological thriller film directed by Cate Shortland, written by Shaun Grant and starring Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt. Review by WraithApe Pro. Riemelt holds back from turning Andi into a psycho, making him that bit more human, adding subplots involving his ailing father (Matthias Habich) and a student (Emma Bading). Berlin Syndrome is a startling debut from a talented new writer. However, the former uses the eroticism of Klimt’s works to influence his own photography of women, and predominantly the vulnerability of women in the presence of men such as Andi. Dry Skin. 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. Book Tickets for Berlin Syndrome . Andi then forces Clare to help wrap the body in plastic, telling her it's her fault the man is dead. 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