| Freaks: You're One of Us | |
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| German | Freaks - Du bist eine von uns |
| Directed by | Felix Binder |
| Written by | Marc O. Seng |
| Produced by | Maren Lüthje Florian Schneider |
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| Cinematography | Jana Lämmerer |
| Edited by | Sven Müller |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Freaks: You're One of Us (German: Freaks – Du bist eine von uns) is a 2020 German superhero film directed by Felix Binder, written by Marc O. Seng and starring Cornelia Gröschel, Tim Oliver Schultz and Wotan Wilke Möhring.[1][2] An unofficial superhero-themed homage to the 1932 film Freaks, though more likely a homage to the 2018 Netflix film of the same name, 'Freaks', Freaks (2018 film) - Wikipedia the film is a cooperation between ZDF's Das Kleines Fernsehspiel and the streaming platform Netflix.
It was released on 2 September 2020.[3]
Plot
Wendy works in a diner and lives with her husband and son in an unnamed suburb in Germany. When she meets the homeless Marek, her life changes. He advises her to stop taking the pills that her psychiatrist prescribes for her. She takes them because of an event in her childhood where she was inexplicably involved in the death of the school principal. He also says to her "You are one of us," then jumps off a highway bridge and is run over. The next evening she meets Marek again, who is unharmed. This convinces her to stop taking the pills.
After she leaves the diner after her next shift, she is attacked. She discovers her powers and hurls her attackers into the air for several meters. Then she uses her skills and threatens her boss to get a promotion. Her colleague Elmar, who also has powers, sees this.
Together they try to get to the bottom of the origin of their abilities and discover a government conspiracy. The government attempts to lock away people with abilities and drug them to suppress the forces.
Cast
- Cornelia Gröschel as Wendy Schulze
- Tim Oliver Schultz as Elmar Mund
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Marek
- Nina Kunzendorf as Dr. Stern
- Frederic Linkemann as Lars Schulze
- Finnlay Berger as Karl Schulze
- Gisa Flake as Angela
- Ralph Herforth as Gerhart
- Thelma Buabeng as Chantal
References
- ↑ "Netflix Greenlights First German-Language Films". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ↑ "Freaks: You're One of Us (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Hart, Daniel (2 September 2020). "Freaks: You're One of Us review – a promising alternative superhero movie that does not sustain momentum". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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