Little Thirteen Explained
| Little Thirteen |
| Director: | Christian Klandt |
| Producer: | Stefan Arndt
Andrea Schütte |
| Starring: | Muriel Wimmer, Antonia Putiloff, Joseph Konrad Bundschuh |
| Cinematography: | Andreas Hartmann |
| Editing: | Ben Laser |
| Studio: | X-Filme Creative Pool
Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF)
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf' |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
| Budget: | (estimated) |
Little Thirteen is a 2012 German drama film directed by Christian Klandt. The film stars Muriel Wimmer as one of three troubled teenagers from different social backgrounds that face various challenges.[1] [2]
Synopsis
Thirteen-year-old Sarah (Muriel Wimmer) is no stranger to sex and one-night stands, nor is her sixteen-year-old best friend Charly (Antonia Putiloff). It's only when Sarah meets the older Lukas (Joseph Konrad Bundschuh) online that she begins to desire something beyond casual hookups — but is that what Lukas wants? At the same time Charly has to figure out what she is to do about her pregnancy and her desire to find a father for the unborn child.
Cast
- Muriel Wimmer as Sarah
- Antonia Putiloff as Charly
- Joseph Konrad Bundschuh as Lukas (as Joseph Bundschuh)
- Isabell Gerschke as Doreen
- Philipp Kubitza as Diggnsäck
- Gerdy Zint as Maik
- Gisa Flake as Yvonne
- Chiron Elias Krase as Robert
- Pelagia Kapoglou as Nele
- Claudia Geisler as Silke, Lukas' Mutter
- Thomas Bading as Martin, Lukas' Vater
Production
To accompany the underage actresses Muriel Wimmer and Antonia Putiloff during the shooting of their nude and sex scenes, the director Christian Klandt and his film team were supported by two sex education specialists from 'pro familia Berlin'.[3]
Reception
Berliner Zeitung panned the film, calling it a "barren, tensionless film" and saying that it was "as ambitious as it is hollow".[4] In contrast, n-tv gave a more favorable review.[5]
Awards
- German Cinema New Talent Award - Best Performance for actress Antonia Putiloff at the Filmfest München (2012, won)[6]
Notes and References
- News: Little Thirteen. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116170701/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/468361/Little-Thirteen/overview. dead. January 16, 2014. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2014. October 23, 2013.
- Web site: Little Thirteen. October 23, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232300/http://www.festivalcineallemand.com/editions/spip.php?article145. December 30, 2013. dead.
- Web site: Pro familia magazin . ifas-home.de . 2022-01-30 .
- News: Sex ohne Gefühl und Verstand. 29 December 2013. Berliner Zeitung. June 7, 2012.
- Web site: DVD: "Little Thirteen" berechnet den Gefühls-GAU Jung und schon kaputt durch Porno-Welt. n-tv. 29 December 2013.
- Web site: German Cinema New Talent Award - Best Performance (€10,000). Filmfest München. 29 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001039/http://www.filmfest-muenchen.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2012/7/foerderpreis-neues-deutsches-kino-staub-glaenzt-auf-dem-siegerpodest.aspx. 31 December 2013.
