''Je suis Karl'' is a German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Christian Schwochow Christian Schwochow (; born 23 September 1978) is a German film director. He has directed more than ten films since 2005, including TV movie ' on the ARD channel, a tragicomedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Schwochow also directed episodes ...

from a screenplay by Thomas Wendrich. The film stars

Luna Wedler Luna Wedler (born 26 October 1999) is a Swiss actress. She gained popularity by starring in the 2020 Netflix series '' Biohackers''. Early life Wedler grew up alongside two siblings in Zürich's District 6. She studied contemporary dance bet ...

and

Jannis Niewöhner Jannis Niewöhner () (born 30 March 1992) is a German actor known for his role in the ''Timeless'' trilogy of films: ''Ruby Red'', ''Sapphire Blue'', and ''Emerald Green'', based on a book series A book series is a sequence of books having cert ...

. The film had its worldwide premiere at the

71st Berlin International Film Festival The 71st annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 1 to 5 March 2021 as a virtual festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An in-person event has also been tentatively scheduled for June, pending the resolution of the COVID-19 issu ...

Cast

The cast include: *

as Maxi *

as Karl *

Milan Peschel Milan Peschel (born 1968) is a German actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1999. Selected filmography References External links * 1968 births Living people German male film actors {{Germany-actor-stub ...

* Elizaveta Maximova as Isabel * Marlon Boess as Pankraz * Veronika Bellova as Emotions in Audience * Aziz Dyab * Daniela Hirsh as Guilia * Melanie Fouche as Ines Baier * Hendrik Voss as Eric

Release

On February 11, 2021,

Berlinale The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

announced that the film would have its worldwide premiere at the

in the ''Berlinale Special'' section, in March 2021.

References

External links

* {{imdb title, 9205538 German drama films Films directed by Christian Schwochow 2021 drama films 2020s German-language films