Yella

May 16 2008 Not Rated 1h 29m
Drama, Horror, Romance

A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

Plot

Christian Petzold's drama deals with a woman, who leaves her hometown for a promising job and a new life, but is haunted by the truths of the past. As her marriage to Ben broke and her professional career has no future in her native town in the Eastern part of Germany, Yella has decided to search for a job in the West. When she gets to know Philipp, a smart executive at a private equity company in Hanover, she becomes his assistant and gets involved into the world of ruthless and big business. Realizing her dreams could come true with Philipp's help, she starts hearing voices and sounds from her past, which menace her new and better life...

Written by

Christian Petzold

Directed by

Christian Petzold

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Schramm Film, ZDF, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, ARTE

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

6 wins & 7 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,430
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA