The Stranger in Me

The Stranger in Me — Plot

A young couple in love: Rebecca (32) and her boyfriend Julian (34) are expecting their first child and are full of pleasant expectation. As Rebecca gives birth to a healthy boy their luck seems to be perfect. But instead of the unconditional motherly love she was expecting she is thrown into an emotional turmoil. Helplessness and desperation reign and her own baby is a stranger to her. With every day that passes her inability to meet the demands of motherhood become more and more apparent. Unable to admit this to anyone, not even Julian, she falls into a deep darkness - to the point that she realises she is becoming a threat to her child. Now only unconditional love can bring her back on track…

• Release date
• October 16, 2008
• Runtime
• 99 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Emily Atef

The Stranger in Me — Cast

Susanne Wolff Rebecca Seidel Johann von Bülow Julian Seidel Maren Kroymann Lore - Rebecca's mother Hans Diehl Bernhard Seidel - Julian's father Judith Engel Elise Seidel - Julian's sister Herbert Fritsch Dr.Börner Dörte Lyssewski Psychotherapeutin Agnes Brigitte Zeh Katja