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WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS
WAS MARIELLE WEIß

• Director: Frédéric Hambalek
• GERMANY / 2025 / DCP / Colour / 87’ / German, French; Turkish, English s.t.

• Screenplay: Frédéric Hambalek
• Director of Photography: Alexander Griesser
• Editing: Anne Fabini
• Cast: Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer, Laeni Geiseler, Mehmet Ateşçi, Moritz Treuenfels
• Producer: Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker
• Production Co.: Walker + Worm Film
• World Sales: Lucky Number
• Turkish Rights: Bir Film

2025 Berlin Special Mention–Arthouse Guild Film Prize

What would you do if you discovered that your daughter had the telepathic ability to see and hear everything you did? Marielle is the daughter of Julia and Tobias, seemingly the perfect couple. Their fragile balance is shattered when they discover that Marielle has been aware of everything they ever do, day and night. The couple soon realizes the lies they’ve been telling each other will not get past Marielle anymore. As Julia and Tobias’ most uncomfortable secrets are exposed, they engage in a manipulative game, leading to increasingly awkward, absurd situations and unleashing unexpected consequences. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as ‘a Yorgos Lanthimos movie co-directed with M. Night Shyamalan,’ What Marielle Knows is a dark, clever, thought-provoking, supernatural comedy about surveillance culture.

Screened with the support of German Films.

Screened with the support of Goethe Istanbul.

* In accordance with Article 7 of the Law No. 5224 amended on 18.01.2019, cinema films that have not been reviewed and classified can only be screened in festivals, special screenings and similar cultural and artistic events with an 18+ age restriction.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.