Karla

2025Movie⏱️ 1h 45m

CrimeDrama

⭐ 7.5

IMDB Rating

109 votes

Munich, 1962. A twelve-year old girl seeks justice as she makes serious accusations against her own father. Judge Lamy supports her in this difficult trial and becomes her most important confidant.

Director

Christina Tournatzés

Writers

N/A

Stars

Jonathan Joél Albrecht, Rainer Bock, Ben Braun

Release Date

October 2, 2025

Language

German

Country

Germany

🏆 6

Wins

🎯 2

Nominations

💬 2

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤

Jonathan Joél Albrecht

as Polizei junior

Rainer Bock

as Richter Lamy

👤

Ben Braun

as Dr. Ulf Steining

Ulla Geiger

as Schwester Theresa

Robert Hunger-Bühler

as Staatsanwalt Fries

👤

Christian A. Koch

as Andreas Lebenegger

👤

Imogen Kogge

as Frau Steinberg

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Elise Krieps

as Karla

Torben Liebrecht

as Karl Ebel

Katharina Schüttler

as Viktoria Ebel

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Filming Location

Munich, Germany

Production

Achtung Panda! Media, BR / Arte, Studio.TV.Film

🏷️ Keywords

forename as titleyear 196212 year old1960sone word title

🎯 Categories

GermanCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Great German Cinema

by DennisM-089 • 2026-01-05

10/10

"This is a great movie. A truly great movie. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time - and believe me, I've seen a lot of movies. Some people don't know movies. I know movies. Karla is powerful. Very powerful. Christina Tournatzes did an amazing job, really amazing. She made a film that people will remember. People are talking about it. That's what I'm hearing. Everyone's saying it. And that scene - Karla sitting in the car. Wow. Just wow. Absolutely fabulous. You watch it and you know immediately: this is serious cinema. Strong. Quiet. Confident. No nons..."

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📖 Synopsis

Munich, 1962. A twelve-year old girl seeks justice as she makes serious accusations against her own father. Judge Lamy supports her in this difficult trial and becomes her most important confidant.