Yella
– Drama about a woman who is estranged from the possessive and violent husband who can't bring himself..
Drama about a woman who is estranged from the possessive and violent husband who can't bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to a dramatic conclusion, her life takes an odd shift.
16 May 2008
German
Christian Petzold
Christian Petzold
Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann, Burghart Klaußner
Christian Petzold's drama deals with a woman, who leaves her hometown for a promising job and a new life, but is haunted by the truths of the past. As her marriage to Ben broke and her professional career has no future in her native town in the Eastern part of Germany, Yella has decided to search for a job in the West. When she gets to know Philipp, a smart executive at a private equity company in Hanover, she becomes his assistant and gets involved into the world of ruthless and big business. Realizing her dreams could come true with Philipp's help, she starts hearing voices and sounds from her past, which menace her new and better life...
6 wins & 7 nominations.
The Cinema Guild