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 | 4.303 |
Directed By
Claire Burger
Crew
Claire Burger
Leïla Fournier
Julien Poupard
Léa Mysius
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Olivier Père
Rebeka Warrior
Frédéric Baillehaiche
Claire Burger
Tanja Schuh
Isabelle Pannetier
Yann Chemin
Julie Gouet
Circé Pfersdorff
Thomas Laporte
Jeanne Delplancq
Anna Devillaire
Olivier Goinard
Fanny Martin
Maxi Pongratz
Daniel Pauselius
Matthieu Etenne
Thomas Albert
Laetitia Dom
Claire Burger
Marie-Ange Luciani
TOP CAST
Lilith Grasmug
Fanny
Josefa Heinsius
Léna
Nina Hoss
Susanne
Chiara Mastroianni
Antonia
Jalal Altawil
Anthar
Yuri Völsch
Lukas
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