''Der Spalt'' (The Gap - Mindcontrol) is a 2014 German feature film. The film was written and directed by Kim Schicklang. It was released on June 7, 2014. In 2015 the film won an international film prize in
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Plot
The film is a drama which revolves around the isolation of a young transsexual called Alex. She is living together with her jobless mother in a dystopia. There is no hope for her. But Alex is getting in touch with Christian, a photo reporter. He is the first who recognized Alex as a woman. Together they try a revolution against sex and gender norming.
Cast
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Marie Fischer
Marie may refer to:
People Name
* Marie (given name)
* Marie (Japanese given name)
* Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973
* Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ...
- Alex
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Folker Dücker - Christian
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Dorothea Baltzer - Mother
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Werner Braunschädel - Professor Bernhard
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Bernd Michael Straub - Frau Müller
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Trischa Dorner - The Face
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Yana Robin LaBaume - Lesbian
See also
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List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
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Transgender in film and television
This is a list of films with transgender people and transgender fictional characters. This does not include documentaries, which are listed on the lists of LGBT-related films by decade or animated characters, which are noted on the List of fi ...
External links
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* ''Der Spalt'' a
Filmreihe homochrom* ''Der Spalt'' a
References
2014 films
German drama films
German LGBT-related films
2010s German-language films
Transgender-related films
LGBT-related drama films
2014 drama films
2014 directorial debut films
2014 LGBT-related films
2010s German films
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