Film

The Unpolished

2007 · 1h 35m · Drama

IMDb

6.3

Stevie, a precocious 14-year-old girl must cope with the instabilities of her immoderate parents. When they decide to move to a small provincial town in Germany, Stevie attempts to slip into a normal life. Whilst her parents playfully escape their responsibilities, Stevie tries to make a good impression in town, spreading stories of grandeur and claiming to be the daughter of a diplomat. She makes progress. Yet the good weather doesn’t last and before long, she discovers that her parents have once more resorted to illegal means, as a way of supporting their leisurely lifestyle. As friends and hangers-on of her parents fill their new home, the chaos continually mounts. It is in this atmosphere of physical and emotional destruction, that Stevie must now start to define herself and perhaps even break free.

Ceci Chuh

Stevie

Birol Ünel

Axel

Pascale Schiller

Lily

Georg Friedrich

Ingmar

Joana Preiss

Louise

Joseph Malerba

Johanna Gastdorf

• Pia MaraisScreenplay · Director
• Horst MarkgrafScreenplay
• Jochen ArbeitOriginal Music Composer

Release date

February 8, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama

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