The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
As the story grows increasingly bleak, it feels not only increasingly depressing but also more miserably authentic.
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Germany · 2018
1h 33m
Director Eva Trobisch
Starring Aenne Schwarz, Andreas Döhler, Hans Löw, Tilo Nest
Genre Drama
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Janne takes a job at a major publishing house after the company she owned with her boyfriend Piet goes bankrupt. Before starting her new job, Janne is raped by the brother-in-law of her boss. Worried about jeopardizing her job, Janne pretends nothing has happened. Still, the trauma weighs on her and affects her personal and professional life.
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
As the story grows increasingly bleak, it feels not only increasingly depressing but also more miserably authentic.
A fascinating flip on themes contentiously raised in Paul Verhoeven’s “Elle,” underpinned by a breakout performance of raw candor by Aenne Schwarz, this is grown-up filmmaking of sharp, subtle daring.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
It has a cumulative power, as Trobisch focuses on the small details, looking closely at a woman who doesn’t want to be defined by the thoughtlessly inhumane thing someone else chose to do.
All is Well/Alles ist gut feels real, lived in and endured. And that, in the end, is its message, the no-going-back horror of realizing that life has changed and justice may never come your way and nothing you say or don’t say will fix that.
The Film Stage by Rory O'Connor
Trobisch’s screenplay hits all of the nightmarish beats you would expect it to ... but they never feel too forced or unearned.
The New York Times by Scott Tobias
Trobisch has made a drama of tragic accommodation — limited not to one woman’s sexual assault, but to the everyday interactions that all women must navigate carefully.
This highly accomplished first feature from Eva Trobisch finds nuance and complexity in a subject which tends to lend itself to extreme depictions; it’s an arresting and candid portrait of a woman whose weakness is her refusal to see herself as a victim.
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