''I Was at Home, But'' () is a 2019 German-Serbian

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directed by

Angela Schanelec Angela Schanelec (; born 14 February 1962) is a German actress, film director, screenwriter, and translator. Her film ''Places in Cities'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. In 2019, Schanelec won th ...

. 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'' opened the festival. The Golden ...

. 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 her 14-year-old son's teachers after the boy returns 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'', opposi ...

as Astrid * Clara Möller as Flo * Jakob Lassalle as Phillip * Franz Rogowski as Lars * Alan Williams as Herr Meisner *

Devid Striesow Devid Striesow (born 1 October 1973 in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany) is a German actor. After his school education, he moved to Berlin to start an apprenticeship as a goldsmith but the goldsmith's business went bankrupt before Striesow cou ...

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 Preis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred ...

as Claudia

Reception

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website

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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

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