Freaks: You're One of Us
| 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 |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Freaks: You're One of Us (Template:Lang-de) 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] The film is a cooperation between ZDF's Das Kleines Fernsehspiel and the streaming platform Netflix.
It was released on September 2, 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 tries to lock away people with abilities and drug them to suppress the forces.
Cast
- Cornelia Gröschel: Wendy
- Tim Oliver Schultz: Elmar
- Wotan Wilke Möhring: Marek
- Nina Kunzendorf: Dr. Stern
- Frederic Linkemann: Lars
- Finnlay Berger: Karl
- Gisa Flake: Angela
- Ralph Herforth: Gerhart
- Thelma Buabeng: Chantal
References
- ^ "Netflix Greenlights First German-Language Films". The Hollywood Reporter. February 7, 2019. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Freaks: You're One of Us (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Hart, Daniel (September 2, 2020). "Freaks: You're One of Us review – a promising alternative superhero movie that does not sustain momentum". Ready Steady Cut. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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