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Fraulein

2006 · 1h 21m · Not Rated Drama
Directed by Andrea Štaka

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Overview

Ruža left Serbia, her country, over 30 years ago and lives in Zurich. Her daily life is a string of repetitive moments until, one day, Ana arrives on the scene and upsets Ruža's painstakingly organized world. A subtle friendship develops between the two strong willed women.

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All reviews
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The film dwells on different ways of coming to terms with a traumatic past, and it's clearly a subject dear to the heart of director Andrea Staka, who grew up in Switzerland but is of Bosnian and Croatian heritage.

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Presents immigrant lives with significantly more empathy than detail.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh

Stylized with a recurring misty focus, the film's economically captured detail shots (gestures, expressions, caught moments) convey genuine sensitivity without the expected weepiness.

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
Fresh

Sensitively drawn and lensed with special attention to characterization and tone, Andrea Staka's Golden Leopard winner Fraulein introduces a strong new voice in Swiss cinema.

Jay Weissberg, Variety

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