Foreign Language (2024)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 11, 2024Release Date
Foreign Language (2024)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 11, 2024Release Date
Network & Production Companies






Plot.
Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal, Lena, a teenager eager to become politically active. Fanny is troubled. To win over Lena, she invents a life for herself, to the extent of becoming trapped in her lies.
Where to Watch.

Currently Foreign Language is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Filmin
Streaming in:🇪🇸 Spain
Cast & Crew.

Lilith Grasmug
Fanny

Josefa Heinsius
Léna

Nina Hoss
Susanne

Chiara Mastroianni
Antonia

Jalal Altawil
Anthar

Jalal Altawil
Anthar

Robert Gwisdek

Samuel Theis

Jakob Diehl
Tobias

Yuri Völsch
Lukas

Hermann Beyer
Opa

Claire Burger
Screenplay / Editor / Director

Christa Rockstroh
Oma

Leïla Fournier
Casting

Julien Poupard
Director of Photography

Léa Mysius
Co-Writer

Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Executive Producer

Luc Dardenne
Executive Producer

Olivier Père
Co-Producer

Rebeka Warrior
Original Music Composer

Frédéric Baillehaiche
Editor

Tanja Schuh
Casting

Isabelle Pannetier
Costume Design

Yann Chemin
Second Assistant Director

Pascale Consigny
ProductionDesigner

Julie Gouet
First Assistant Director

Circé Pfersdorff
Third Assistant Director

Thomas Laporte
Props

Jeanne Delplancq
Dialogue Editor

Anna Devillaire
ADR Mixer

Olivier Goinard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Fanny Martin
Sound Editor

Maxi Pongratz
Foley Artist

Daniel Pauselius
Gaffer

Matthieu Etenne
Key Grip

Thomas Albert
Additional First Assistant Camera

Laetitia Dom
Production Coordinator

Marie-Ange Luciani
Producer
Media.



Details.
Release DateSeptember 11, 2024
Original NameLangue étrangère
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Budget$4,600,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
france
germany
female friendship
pen pals
teenage girl
Wiki.
Langue étrangère (German: Fremdsprache) is a 2024 tragicomedy co-written and directed by Claire Burger. The film starring Lilith Grasmug and Josefa Heinsius is about a French teenager who visits her pen pal from Germany of the same age and falls in love with her.
The European co-production among France, Germany and Belgium was selected in the Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear with its first screening on 19 February at Berlinale Palast.
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