Palm Springs Film Festival announced 2020 juried award winners with the Prize for Best International Feature Film going to the Russian film Beanpole.
System Crasher (Systemsprenger) (2019)
NAME OF FILM: SYSTEM CRASHER (SYSTEMSPRENGER)
DIRECTOR(S): Nora Fingscheidt
STARRING: Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: Nine-year-old Benni is a fragile kid filled with rage against all institutions because she believes they are keeping her from returning home to her mother. Will this young girl, who is constantly running away, find at least one person to love her unconditionally? This energetic yet painfully touching debut won the Alfred Bauer Prize at this year’s Berlinale.
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