Synopsis
Please like me: a satirical drama in which social media and reality collide. 16-year old Luca (Maja Bons) is an influencer. She has been in the spotlight since the day she was born and is the star of her parents’ social media business which, thanks to four million followers, is pretty lucrative. But when her parents decide to have another child, the situation changes. Luca feels betrayed and fears that her parents’ attention is linked to her performance for the family account. The young woman plunges into depression and begins to grasp show little of herself she has left – and tries to struggle free of heteronomy and purchasability.
Bio
After his Abitur, JOSCHA BONGARD worked for the YouTube channel network TubeOne. In 2017, he began studying film direction at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His documentary Pornfluencer was released in 2022. Babystar was his graduation film.
Vorstellungen
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Info
Original Title: Babystar
International Title: Babystar
Category: Feature
Section: Große Freiheit
Version & Subtitles: German OV with English subtitles
Director: Joscha Bongard
Screenplay: Nicole Rüthers, Joscha Bongard
Cast/Protagonists: Maja Bons, Bea Brocks, Liliom Lewald, Joy Ewulu, Maximilian Mundt, Verena Altenberger
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2025
Length: 98 min
Producer: Lisa Purtscher, Lotta Schmelzer
Production company: LiseLotte Films
Cinematography: Jakob Sinsel
Sound: Jan-Eric Heitland, Muhammet Can
Editor: Emma Holzapfel, Wolfgang Purkhauser
Music: Jonas Vogler
Production Design: Felicitas Antonia Püls, Martha Inés Brenner
Costume Design: Stephanie Zurstegge, Joan Besch
Casting: Liza Stutzky, Andrea Rodríguez
Commissioning Editor: Melvina Kotios / ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Kontakt: Lotta Schmelzer
