The Stranger in Me

The Stranger in Me

99 mins | Drama | Oct. 16, 2008

A young couple in love: Rebecca (32) and her boyfriend Julian (34) are expecting their first child and are full of pleasant expectation. As Rebecca gives birth to a healthy boy their luck seems to be perfect. But instead of the unconditional motherly love she was expecting she is thrown into an emotional turmoil. Helplessness and desperation reign and her own baby is a stranger to her. With every day that passes her inability to meet the demands of motherhood become more and more apparent. Unable to admit this to anyone, not even Julian, she falls into a deep darkness - to the point that she realises she is becoming a threat to her child. Now only unconditional love can bring her back on track…

The Stranger in Me

99 mins | Drama | Oct. 16, 2008

The Stranger in Me
A young couple in love: Rebecca (32) and her boyfriend Julian (34) are expecting their first child and are full of pleasant expectation. As Rebecca gives birth to a healthy boy their luck seems to be perfect. But instead of the unconditional motherly love she was expecting she is thrown into an emotional turmoil. Helplessness and desperation reign and her own baby is a stranger to her. With every day that passes her inability to meet the demands of motherhood become more and more apparent. Unable to admit this to anyone, not even Julian, she falls into a deep darkness - to the point that she realises she is becoming a threat to her child. Now only unconditional love can bring her back on track…
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title Das Fremde in mir
Directors Emily Atef
Writers Emily Atef

Cast

Susanne Wolff

as Rebecca Seidel

Johann von Bülow

as Julian Seidel

Maren Kroymann

as Lore - Rebecca's mother

Hans Diehl

as Bernhard Seidel - Julian's father

Judith Engel

as Elise Seidel - Julian's sister

Herbert Fritsch

as Dr.Börner

Dörte Lyssewski

as Psychotherapeutin Agnes

Brigitte Zeh

as Katja

Markus Lerch

as Polizist

Steffen Münster

as Benedikt