Helena Zengel in "System Crasher"

This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss acclaimed German film System Crasher, starring Helena Zengel as a traumatized girl living in a series of residential homes for troubled children. Topics include the film's sensitive handling of its young protagonist and the system attempting to help her, director Nora Fingscheidt’s approach to working with a child actor, other films about wild children, and more.

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Links

“System Crasher,” Patrick Preziosi, Electric Ghost

“Nora Fingscheidt goes extreme,” Hugo Emmerzael, Electric Ghost

“Interview with System Crasher’s Nora Fingscheidt,” Robert Stayte, Cub Magazine

“Nora Fingscheidt • Director of System Crasher,” Marta Bałaga, Cineuropa