In this fantasy-satire of bourgeois family life, a girl is suddenly able to see everything her messed-up parents are up toHere is a high-concept satire of bourgeois family life with all its secrets and lies from German film-maker Frédéric Hambalek; it is something to remind you of the notorious Babel fish in Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which you can put in your ear and then comprehend what any creature in the universe is saying — a miraculous promotion of pure understanding which has been the cause of more and bloodier wars than anything else.Marielle (Laeni Geiseler) is a moody and withdrawn teenager with messed-up parents. Her mum is Julia (Julia Jentsch, who 20 years ago memorably played anti-Nazi martyr Sophie Scholl) and dad is Tobias (Felix Kramer). Julia is on the verge of a furtive affair with work colleague Max (Mehmet Ateşçi) while Tobias is being turned into a beta-male joke at his publishing company – his cover design choice for a new novel is s...
The film "What Marielle Knows," directed by Frédéric Hambalek, centers on a withdrawn teenager, Marielle, who gains telepathic powers after being slapped, allowing her to uncover her parents' secrets and lies. Her mother, Julia, is on the brink of an affair, while her father, Tobias, faces humiliation at work. The story explores the parents' reactions to Marielle's newfound ability, blending humor and drama, and highlights the theme of honesty between parents and children.
