System Crasher (UC)

Thanks to our screening partner access>CINEMA and 606 Distribution we are delighted to be able to bring you the award-winning System Crasher digitally.

Mermaid staff are going to watch it at 8pm on Monday evening, which is our regular cinema slot!

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Synopsis:

Meet 9-year-old Benni: bright, charming and out of control. In the care system because of her violent outbursts, her own mother is afraid of her, and despite the attempts of a well-meaning team of care workers, nobody seems to be able to reach her.

All Benni really wants is to go home to her family, but as her rages intensify, this seems less and less likely. Hope comes in the form of school chaperone Micha, whose tough love and own troubled past help connect him with Benni.

Featuring a startling performance from Helena Zengel as Benni, this first feature is a disarming look at a child in trouble who is caught up in a system unable to cope.

Winner - Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize, Berlin International Film Festival 2019

Germany’s submission to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film

Director: Nora Fingscheidt

Cast: Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide