Yella2007
Directed by Christian Petzold
🏆 6 wins & 7 nominations
The premise
A young East German woman leaves her controlling husband/business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.
Horror Vault's take
Yella is a quietly unnerving German art-horror film following a young woman who flees her volatile ex-husband and attempts to rebuild her life in the corporate world of West Germany. As she navigates high-stakes business negotiations alongside a charming dealmaker, the boundaries between ambition, memory, and reality begin to blur in deeply disquieting ways. Director Christian Petzold wraps a slow-burn psychological dread around what appears to be a fresh start, ensuring the film's mounting strangeness lingers long after the credits roll.
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Themes Of Domestic Abuse And Coercive Control
Cast
Nina Hoss
Yella Fichte
Devid Striesow
Philipp
Hinnerk Schönemann
Ben
Burghart Klaußner
Dr. Gunthen
Barbara Auer
Barbara Gunthen
Christian Redl
Yellas Vater
Selin Bademsoy
Dr. Gunthens Tochter
Wanja Mues
Sprenger
Michael Wittenborn
Dr. Schmidt-Ott
Martin Brambach
Dr. Fritz
Joachim Nimtz
Prietzel
Peter Benedict
Dr. Friedrichs Anwalt Oliver
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