Foreign Language (2024)
Overview
Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal, Lena, a teenager eager to become politically active. Fanny is troubled. To win over Lena, she invents a life for herself, to the extent of becoming trapped in her lies.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $4,600,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.635 |
Directed By
Claire Burger
Crew
Leïla Fournier
Claire Burger
Julien Poupard
Léa Mysius
Tanja Schuh
Rebeka Warrior
Olivier Père
Julie Gouet
Luc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Jeanne Delplancq
Isabelle Pannetier
Yann Chemin
Circé Pfersdorff
Thomas Laporte
Anna Devillaire
Frédéric Baillehaiche
Claire Burger
Thomas Albert
Matthieu Etenne
Olivier Goinard
Daniel Pauselius
Fanny Martin
Laetitia Dom
Maxi Pongratz
Marie-Ange Luciani
Claire Burger
TOP CAST
Lilith Grasmug
Fanny
Josefa Heinsius
Léna
Nina Hoss
Susanne
Chiara Mastroianni
Antonia
Jalal Altawil
Anthar
Yuri Völsch
Lukas
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