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Yella

Yella

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Yella

2007

1h 30m

6.2(112 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Horror

Fantasy

Overview

A young East German woman leaves her controlling husband/business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

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ARTE

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss

Yella Fichte

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

Philipp

Hinnerk Schönemann

Hinnerk Schönemann

Ben

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Dr. Gunthen

Barbara Auer

Barbara Auer

Barbara Gunthen

Christian Redl

Christian Redl

Yellas Vater

Selin Bademsoy

Dr. Gunthens Tochter

Wanja Mues

Wanja Mues

Sprenger

Michael Wittenborn

Michael Wittenborn

Dr. Schmidt-Ott

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Dr. Fritz

Creative team

Directed by: Christian Petzold
Written by: Christian Petzold
Produced by: Michael Weber
Florian Koerner von Gustorf

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