Berlin Syndrome
Short description
Clare Havel, an Australian photojournalist on holiday in Berlin, meets Andi Werner, a charismatic local, and the two spend a day sightseeing before sleeping together. She wakes the next morning alone in his apartment and finds she cannot leave: Andi has locked her inside and has no intention of letting her go. What began as a holiday romance turns into a prolonged confinement.
Cate Shortland directed the film, her third feature after Somersault and Lore and before Black Widow, from a screenplay by Shaun Grant. Teresa Palmer plays Clare and Max Riemelt plays Andi, with Matthias Habich, Emma Bading, Elmira Bahrami and Christoph Franken in supporting roles. The Australian production runs 116 minutes.
Berlin Syndrome drew a film critics' rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 91 reviews, slightly above its audience score of 6 out of 10 on TMDB, based on 711 votes. That gap suggests critics responded a little more warmly than general viewers. The film is a drama that draws on horror, mystery and thriller elements as it follows Clare's ordeal.
What's left behind the scenes
- Teresa Palmer considers herself a fan of director Kate Shortland and says she dreamed of working with her ever since she saw her first film.
- Filming took place initially in Berlin, after which the film crew moved to Melbourne. Having completed all her scenes, Teresa Palmer immediately began filming Mel Gibson's war drama "Hacksaw Ridge" (2016), which also took place in Australia.
- The action in the director Kate Shortland's previous feature film, the 2012 war drama "Lore," also takes place in Berlin.
- The set for Andy's apartment was built in the pavilions of Australian Docklands Studios Melbourne, where most of the filming also took place. The "apartment" had light, gas, and water. The view from the windows was created using digital technology.
- The film "Berlin Syndrome" is based on the eponymous debut novel by Melanie Just, published in 2011.
- The film used a variety of color palettes and shades that were observed in Berlin. The exterior scenes were shot over three weeks. And all the interior scenes were shot on a studio lot in Melbourne. During the film's preparation, a team was created that went to Germany and made sketches of an apartment, which served as the basis for the set design.
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