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Berlin Syndrome

Berlin Syndrome

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Berlin Syndrome

"When passion becomes possession."

2017

1h 56m

6.0(711 votes)

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

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Amazon Prime Video

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Production Companies

Photoplay Films

Screen Australia

Memento Films International

Film Victoria

Aquarius Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Clare Havel

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Andi Werner

Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich

Erich Werner

Emma Bading

Emma Bading

Franka Hummels

Elmira Bahrami

Elmira Bahrami

Jana

Christoph Franken

Christoph Franken

Peter

Lucie Aron

Lucie Aron

Elodie Zadikan

Nassim Avat

Nassim Avat

Aron Hurwitz

Thuso Lekwape

Thuso Lekwape

Billy Dharma

Lara Marie Müller

Lara Marie Müller

Silke

Creative team

Directed by: Cate Shortland
Written by: Shaun Grant
Produced by: Polly Staniford

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