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System Crasher
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80/100
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Lowest is AlloCiné on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 94, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Benni, a nine-year-old girl, is a "system crasher"—a child so traumatized and explosive that the German child services system cannot contain her. She desperately wants to go home to her mother, but her violent outbursts make that impossible. She is bounced between temporary homes, special schools, and caregivers, each placement failing as her rage overwhelms them. A dedicated youth welfare worker tries to find a solution, but Benni's deep-seated trauma and fierce resistance to help create a heartbreaking cycle that threatens to consume everyone who tries to get close to her.
Details
- Director
- Nora Fingscheidt
- Writer
- Nora Fingscheidt
- Studio
- Kineo Filmproduktion, Oma Inge Film, Weydemann Bros., ZDF
- Released
- 19 September 2019
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Awards
- 8 wins, 12 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →8 wins from 20 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2020 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Germany | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best Actress | Helena Zengel | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best Film | Jakob Weydemann | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | Best Film | Frauke Kolbmüller | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Nora Fingscheidt | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Peter Hartwig | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Jonas Weydemann | Nominee |
| 32nd European Film Awards 2019 | European University Film Award | Jakob Weydemann | Nominee |
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20 awards — System Crasher
×| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Germany | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Winner | |
| Best Actress | Winner | |
| Best Direction | Winner | |
| Best Editing | Winner | |
| Best Feature Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Winner |
| Best Composer | John Gürtler | Winner |
| Best Actress | Helena Zengel | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jakob Weydemann | Nominee |
| Best Film | Frauke Kolbmüller | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nora Fingscheidt | Nominee |
| Best Film | Peter Hartwig | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jonas Weydemann | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Nora Fingscheidt | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Peter Hartwig | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Jonas Weydemann | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Jakob Weydemann | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Frauke Kolbmüller | Nominee |
| Silver Bear Jury Prize | Winner |