Combat Girls (Kriegerin)
Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 pm
Castro Theatre
US West Coast Premiere
In Person: Actress Alina Levshin
2012 German Film Awards: Best Film (Bronze), Best Screenplay, Best Actress. Marisa, a 20-year-old German woman, hates foreigners, Jews, cops, and everyone she deems guilty for the decline of her country. She provokes, drinks and fights. The only place she feels at home is with the Neo-Nazi gang she belongs to, where hate, violence, and hefty parties are the order of the day. Marisa’s convictions slowly evolve when she meets a young Afghan refugee. Confronted with him, she will learn that the black and white principles of her gang are not the only way. But will Marisa be able to escape her dangerous friends? —David Wnendt
Germany (2011), 103 min. (digital projection)
In German, English & Arabic with English subtitles
Director & Screenwriter: David Wnendt
Cast: Alina Levshin, Jella Haase, Sayed Ahmad
US Distributor: Artsploitation Films
Community Copresenter: San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Actress Alina Levshin was born in 1984 in Odessa, Ukraine. She studied acting at the Academy for Film and TV Konrad Wolf in Potsdam. Her lead role in Combat Girls garnered Best Actress awards at the German Film Awards and the São Paulo International Film Festival. She lives in Berlin.
