''I Was at Home, But'' (german: Ich war zuhause, aber) is a 2019 German

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directed by

Angela Schanelec Angela Schanelec (; born 14 February 1962) is a German actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Places in Cities'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. At the 69th Berlin International Film ...

. It was selected to compete for the

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at the

69th Berlin International Film Festival The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019. French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President. Lone Scherfig's drama film ''The Kindness of Strangers (film), The Kindness of Strangers'' op ...

. At Berlin, Schanelec won the

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. The film also competed at the 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, where Schanelec was awarded with the Silver Ástor for Best Director.

Plot

The film follows the existential conflict between a mother and teachers over a 14-year-old student returning home after being missing for a week.

Cast

Maren Eggert Maren Eggert (born 30 January 1974) is a German actress. She is best known for playing the role of Frieda Jung in the German TV series ''Tatort''. Another notable appearance of her is the role of Dora in the 2001 film ''Das Experiment'', opposit ...

as Astrid * Clara Möller as Flo * Jakob Lassalle as Phillip *

Franz Rogowski Franz Rogowski (; born 2 February 1986) is a German actor and dancer. He has appeared in films directed by Michael Haneke, Christian Petzold and Terrence Malick. Life and career Franz Rogowski was born in 1986 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germ ...

as Lars * Alan Williams as Herr Meisner *

Devid Striesow Devid Striesow (born 1 October 1973 in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 Oct ...

as Gertjan *

Lilith Stangenberg Lilith Stangenberg (born 14 August 1988) is a German stage and film actress. For her performance as Ania in the 2016 film ''Wild'' she won the Preis der deutschen Filmkritik The Preis der deutschen Filmkritik is a prize given by the German Film ...

as Claudia

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "''I Was at Home, But...'' withholds easy gratification, but viewers who settle into its austere rhythms will be rewarded with a story rich with meaning."

References

External links

* 2019 films 2019 drama films Films directed by Angela Schanelec German drama films 2010s German-language films 2010s German films {{2010s-drama-film-stub