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The Giraffe

Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman lying on the hotel floor. She accompanies the injured woman to the hospital and meets David, who is the woman's son. After David's mother dies from the injuries, a question remains: was she murdered? The trail leads to Germany. Apparently, Lena's mother has some kind of relationship with David's mother that reaches back into the dark German history of the 1940s.

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Cast & Crew See All

Maria Schrader
Lena Katz
Dani Levy
David Fish
David Strathairn
Charles Kaminski

Awards

  • 1999 - Bavarian Film Award - Best Production (Produzentenpreis) - winner
  • 1999 - Bavarian Film Award - Best Cinematography (Kamerapreis) - winner
  • 1999 - Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle) - winner
  • 1999 - Film Award in Gold - Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik) - winner