Thanks for Nothing
The four friends Katharina, Ricky, Malou and Victoria live together in a sheltered housing project. With the support of their corrupt social worker, Ballack, they have created a world in which their own rules prevail. There are no parents, no school and no other obligations. However, the youth welfare office is breathing down their necks and trying to destroy their little anarchic paradise. Katharina’s repeated suicide attempts in particular attract the attention of the social services. If she is caught doing it again, the four of them will lose their apartment. But Katharina has no intention of getting older than 17, and her birthday is already two weeks away. Her friends try to protect Katharina from the outside world and cover up the suicide attempts.
Credits
Cast: Lea Drinda, Sonja Weißer, Safinaz Sattar, Zoe Stein, Jan Bülow, Sophie Rois, Ludger Bökelmann, Kathrin Angerer and many more
Screenplay: Stella Marie Markert
Director: Stella Marie Markert
Cinematography: Edgar Fischnaller, Jonas Kolahdoozan
Editing: Vreni Sarnes
Sound: Yunzheng Hu, Henrik Gueffroy
Music: Rosa Lee Luna Markert
Casting: Liza Stutzky, Andrea Rodríguez
Production Design: Fritzi Heubaum
Producer: Luc Vincent Hinrichsen
Production Management: Anna-Katrin Winkler
Producers: Martin Lehwald, Marcos Kantis
A production by Schiwago Film and Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Commissioned by ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
In cooperation with: Young Talent Foundation Berlin
Year of Production: 2025
Festival Participation
- 42nd Film Festival Munich 2025
- Oldenburg International Film Festival 2025
- Leipzig Film Art Fair 2025
- 29th PÖFF Tallinn 2025
