Germany, Finland 2022Language:GermanDirector:Birgit MöllerWriter:Knut Mierswe, Birgit MöllerCinematographer:J-P PassiEditor:Anna KappelmannWith:Lena Urzendowsky, Cino Djavid, Paul Pötsch, Sven HönigProducer:Jamila WenskeProduction Company:Achtung Panda!Distributor:jip film & verleih114 min, Colour

Birgit Möller wants to address the questions: "Why do we sometimes not feel like ourselves? And who are we when we are not ourselves? Who are these voices that so often interfere?". And she does this in a wry, humorous way. Franky, whose name is actually Elena, lives in a shared flat, has constant stress with her mother and is also lovesick. Can her friends Ella, Frank, Lenny and Mrs Franke help? Friends? Or is it all in her head? Reality and fiction intermingle, usually plunging Franky into wonderfully absurd situations during her search for herself. Sometimes you wish you had a "lift" like Franky's...

Reference to the region:
Cino Djavid (Hasi) was part of the ensemble of Braunschweiger Staatstheater from 2017 til 2023. Recently he is playing at Staatstheater Hannover, but still lives in Brunswick.

Director's Biography:Birgit Möller, born 1972, studied camera and film directing. She has been working as a freelance cinematographer since 2003. In 2019, she was awarded the Junior Entertainment Talent Slate Pitch Award together with producer Jamila Wenske for FRANKY FIVE STAR.

Director's Filmography:
2006 VALERIE
2003 EGGLOVE (SHORT)
2001 BOOMTOWN BERLIN (TV)
2000 TAMIGOTCHA (SHORT)