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Karla

Deutschland 2023-2025 Spielfilm

"Karla" tells the true story of a 12-year old girl in Munich 1962 who takes the courageous step of filing a complaint against her father, seeking protection from his years of abuse. As she navigates the legal system, she forms a unique bond with Judge Lamy, who becomes her beacon of hope. Karla's reluctance to reveal the full extent of her suffering gradually forces Judge Lamy to give her the freedom to tell her story on her terms, putting his own career at risk. Ultimately, Judge Lamy's unconventional ruling reflects a moral imperative that transcends legal constraints and is a poignant reflection on justice and empathy in the face of trauma.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

Credits

Director

  • Christina Tournatzés

Screenplay

  • Yvonne Görlach

Director of photography

  • Florian Emmerich

Editing

  • Isabel Meier

Cast

  • Elise Krieps
    Karla
  • Rainer Bock
    Richter Lamy
  • Imogen Kogge
    Frau Steinberg
  • Torben Liebrecht
    Karl Ebel
  • Katharina Schüttler
    Viktoria Ebel
  • Robert Hunger-Bühler
    Staatsanwalt Fries
  • Frank Vockroth
    Verteidiger Schmitt
  • Carlotta von Falkenhayn
    Ada
  • Ulla Geiger
    Schwester Theresa
  • Ben Braun
    Dr. Ulf Steining

Production company

  • achtung panda! (Berlin)

Producer

  • Jamila Wenske
  • Elsa Storms
  • Melanie Blocksdorf

Alle Credits

Director

  • Christina Tournatzés

Assistant director

  • Louisa Wagener
  • Johny Venegas

Script supervisor

  • Lejo Häussler (Script Supervisor)

Screenplay

  • Yvonne Görlach

Director of photography

  • Florian Emmerich

Assistant camera

  • Thomas Schönbrunn

Titles / Opticals

  • Markus Günther

Lighting design

  • Kai Giegerich

Key grip

  • Philipp Hobucher
  • Kai Mischka Finnigan

Production design

  • Maximilian Streichert
  • Corinna Koch (Assistenz)

Set design

  • Sebastian Krause

Stand-by props

  • Selda Kavulok

Make-up artist

  • Lydia Geißler (Chefmaskenbildnerin)
  • Maja Mogg

Costume design

  • Tatjana Brecht-Bergen
  • Julia Kneusels
  • Nadine Lucé (Assistenz)

Editing

  • Isabel Meier

Assistant editor

  • Bader Khlifi
  • Sthiti Padhy

Sound design

  • Paul Bickhoff

Sound

  • Alex Rubin

Sound assistant

  • Daniel Hallhuber
  • Lukas Hab

Audio mixing

  • Darius Shahidifar
  • Marc-Daniel Dichant

Cast

  • Elise Krieps
    Karla
  • Rainer Bock
    Richter Lamy
  • Imogen Kogge
    Frau Steinberg
  • Torben Liebrecht
    Karl Ebel
  • Katharina Schüttler
    Viktoria Ebel
  • Robert Hunger-Bühler
    Staatsanwalt Fries
  • Frank Vockroth
    Verteidiger Schmitt
  • Carlotta von Falkenhayn
    Ada
  • Ulla Geiger
    Schwester Theresa
  • Ben Braun
    Dr. Ulf Steining
  • Christian A. Koch
    Andreas Lebenegger
  • Luis Vorbach
    Franz Ebel
  • Jonathan Albrecht
    Polizeibeamter

Production company

  • achtung panda! (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • Studio.TV.Film GmbH (Berlin)
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (München)

in association with

  • Arte Deutschland TV GmbH (Baden-Baden)

Producer

  • Jamila Wenske
  • Melanie Blocksdorf
  • Elsa Storms

Co-Producer

  • Milena Maitz
  • Falk Sanne

Producer (TV)

  • Claudia Gladziejewski (BR)
  • Barbara Häbe (Arte)

Executive producer

  • Jamila Wenske

Line producer

  • Melanie Blocksdorf

Unit production manager

  • Rainer Jeskulke

Location manager

  • Korkut Akir
  • Valentin Greggersen
  • Laetitia Tettenborn (Motiv)
  • Andreas Wanner (Motiv)
  • Jeremias Manhart (Set)

Original distributor

  • eksystent filmverleih (München)

Funding

  • Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Filmförderung (Berlin)
  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)
  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München) (Nachwuchsförderung Erstlingsfilm)

Shoot

    • 28.02.2023 - 10.04.2023: München
Duration:
105
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 29.06.2025, München, Filmfest - Neues Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 02.10.2025

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Karla

Versions

Original

Duration:
105
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 29.06.2025, München, Filmfest - Neues Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 02.10.2025

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/karla_034c4c8973774162912ee55b0c7180a6