Stella: A Life

Directed by Kilian Riedhof
Film Movement
2023
121 Minutes
Germany
German
Drama, Jewish, Biography
Not Rated
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Stella, a young German Jew, grows up in Berlin during the rule of the Nazi regime. She dreams of a career as a jazz singer, despite all the repressive measures. After she is forced to go into hiding with her parents in February 1943, her life turns into a culpable tragedy. Through a betrayal, she is caught by the Gestapo, tortured and becomes a “grabber”: to save herself and her parents from deportation to Auschwitz, Stella begins to systematically betray other Jews. From September 1943 until the end of the war, Stella Goldschlag delivered hundreds of fellow Jews to the Gestapo.

Director & Cast

  • Director: Kilian Riedhof
  • Starring: Paula Beer
  • Starring: Jannis Niewöhner
  • Starring: Katja Riemann
  • Starring: Lukas Miko

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Reviews

  • "Paula Beer turns in another dynamite performance.... Stella. A Life is an effective exploration of the horrors of war and the devastating emotional and physical effects on the victims in their desperate will to survive...."
    Meredith Taylor, Filmuforia
  • "Aesthetically accomplished and well-paced, Stella. A Life is a film whose bubbly appearance conceals some very real cruelty, much like its protagonist..."
    Giorgia Del Don, Cineuropa
Winner
Silver Biznaga Audience Award
Festival de Málaga
Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Nominated
Best Production Design
German Film Awards
Nominated
Best Costume Design
German Film Awards
Nominated
Best Makeup
German Film Awards
Nominated
Best Visual Effects
German Film Awards
Official Selection
Zurich Film Festival
Official Selection
Göteborg Film Festival