''Little Thirteen'' is a 2012

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directed by Christian Klandt. The film stars Muriel Wimmer as one of three troubled teenagers from different social backgrounds that face various challenges.

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Sarah (Muriel Wimmer) is no stranger to sex and

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, nor is her sixteen-year-old best friend Charly (Antonia Putiloff). It's only when Sarah meets the older Lukas (Joseph Konrad Bundschuh) online that she begins to desire something beyond casual hookups — but is that what Lukas wants? At the same time Charly has to figure out what she is to do about her pregnancy and her desire to find a father for the unborn child.

Cast

*Muriel Wimmer as Sarah *Antonia Putiloff as Charly *Joseph Konrad Bundschuh as Lukas (as Joseph Bundschuh) *Isabell Gerschke as Doreen *Philipp Kubitza as Diggnsäck *Gerdy Zint as Maik *

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as Yvonne *Chiron Elias Krase as Robert *Pelagia Kapoglou as Nele *Claudia Geisler as Silke, Lukas' Mutter *Thomas Bading as Martin, Lukas' Vater

Production

To accompany the underage actresses Muriel Wimmer and Antonia Putiloff during the shooting of their nude and sex scenes, the director Christian Klandt and his film team were supported by two sex education specialists from 'pro familia Berlin'.

Reception

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'' panned the film, calling it a "barren, tensionless film" and saying that it was "as ambitious as it is hollow". In contrast, ''

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'' gave a more favorable review.

Awards

*''German Cinema New Talent Award - Best Performance'' for actress Antonia Putiloff at the ''

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'' (2012, won)

References

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* * 2010s coming-of-age drama films 2010s teen drama films 2012 films Films shot in Berlin German coming-of-age drama films German teen drama films 2010s German-language films Films about juvenile sexuality 2012 drama films 2010s German films {{2010s-Germany-film-stub