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Play

89 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Sept. 6, 2019

For 17-year-old Jennifer, gaming has always been part of everyday teenage life. Recently she has been feeling uncomfortable and lonely. Not so long ago she moved to Munich with her parents Frank and Ariane from another city. In her new home, the girl does not find a real connection with her new classmates. Fixed by the virtual reality game "Avalonia", gaming is gradually becoming the elixir of life. Jennifer neglects her school and family responsibilities. She ignores all admonitions, restrictions and prohibitions for every precious second of the game and betrays her parents. Only the secret, excessive immersion in the virtual fantasy world of "Avalonia" seems to make Jennifer happy. The Parents have to watch as their daughter's life gets completely out of balance between the real and the virtual world.

Play

89 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Sept. 6, 2019

Play
For 17-year-old Jennifer, gaming has always been part of everyday teenage life. Recently she has been feeling uncomfortable and lonely. Not so long ago she moved to Munich with her parents Frank and Ariane from another city. In her new home, the girl does not find a real connection with her new classmates. Fixed by the virtual reality game "Avalonia", gaming is gradually becoming the elixir of life. Jennifer neglects her school and family responsibilities. She ignores all admonitions, restrictions and prohibitions for every precious second of the game and betrays her parents. Only the secret, excessive immersion in the virtual fantasy world of "Avalonia" seems to make Jennifer happy. The Parents have to watch as their daughter's life gets completely out of balance between the real and the virtual world.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARD/Degeto Film, Tellux Film München, Das Erste (ARD), Sappralot Productions
Original title Play
Directors Phillip Koch
Writers Philip Koch, Hamid Baroua

Cast

Emma Bading

as Jennifer Reitwein

Oliver Masucci

as Frank Reitwein

Victoria Mayer

as Ariane Reitwein

Jonas Hämmerle

as Pierre

Ulrike C. Tscharre

as Dr. Nicole Gerber

Anna Jung

as Louise

Genija Rykova

as Frau Eberlein

Berit Vander

as Vicky

Nadja Sabersky

as Line

Shayla Giap

as Shayla

Elisabeth Thielemann

as Nachbarin Frau Rein

Valentin Thunig

as VR-Gamer Edgar

Alina Rothbauer

as Alina