What Marielle Knows
Was Marielle weiß
Kaj Marielle ve
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A teenage girl develops special telepathic powers that enable her to hear and see everything her parents do - day and night! A hilarious look into family life and the secrets people keep from each other.

Julia and Tobias seem to be the perfect couple. But everything changes with the slap their daughter receives at school. Marielle suddenly develops a telepathic sense that enables her to see and hear everything her parents do. The couple soon realise that the lies they have been telling each other can no longer be hidden from Marielle. When their most uncomfortable secrets are exposed, Julia and Tobias engage in a manipulative game that leads to increasingly awkward situations which escalate the conflict and the consequences.

"When I started writing the film, I had zero kids. Now, I have two, so it takes longer to make a film! But in writing I leaned more and more towards the parents' perspective. In further developing it, I think I brought in some fears that were new to me. For example, how will my children see me? Will they like me as a person? These are the questions that can drive you a bit crazy, but they became central to the script. Plus, it felt more interesting to leave out Marielle's perspective and have her be this black box the parents have to decipher." (Frédéric Hambalek)
Section: PANORAMA
Directed by: Frédéric Hambalek
Country, year: Germany, 2025
Length: 86 minutes
Subtitles: Slovenian
Language: German, French

Screening in cinema:

Mon, 17.11.2025 15:00 Kosovel Hall
Thu, 20.11.2025 15:00 Linhart Hall
Fri, 21.11.2025 19:15 Kinodvor Cinema

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Screenplay:
Frédéric Hambalek
Cinematography:
Alexander Griesser
Cast:
Julia Jentsch (Julia), Felix Kramer (Tobias), Laeni Geiseler (Marielle), Mehmet Ateşçi (Max), Moritz Treuenfels (Sören)
Producent:
Walker + Worm Film & ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel
info@w2-film.deinfo@w2-film.de
Distribution:
Fivia d.o.o.
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Sales:
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About director
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1986. Hambalek studied film at the University of Mainz and won a scholarship to attend the Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont, USA. While studying, he made several short films. In 2020, his no-budget feature film Model Olimpia premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Festival. What Marielle Knows is his second feature film.
Filmography
2013 Zu Dritt (The Three of Us) (kratki/short)
2016 Bergfieber (Mountain Fever) (kratki/short)
2017 Im Wald (In the Woods) (kratki/short)
2020 Modell Olimpia (Model Olimpia)
2025 Was Marielle weiß (What Marielle Knows/Kaj Marielle ve)