Berlin Syndrome

Apr 20, 2017

1h 56m

★ 6.0

When passion becomes possession.

Overview

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Photoplay Films

Screen Australia

Memento Films International

Film Victoria

Aquarius Films

Fulcrum Media Finance

DDP Studios

Berlin Syndrome Trailers

Cast

Clare Havel

Teresa Palmer

Andi Werner

Max Riemelt

Erich Werner

Matthias Habich

Franka Hummels

Emma Bading

Jana

Elmira Bahrami

Peter

Christoph Franken

Elodie Zadikan

Lucie Aron

Aron Hurwitz

Nassim Avat

Billy Dharma

Thuso Lekwape

Silke

Lara Marie Müller

Boy 1

Elias Esser

Boy 2

Claude Heinrich

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