The Forest for the Trees

"As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined."

Cast

Eva Löbau

as Melanie Pröschle

Daniela Holtz

as Tina Schaffner

Jan Neumann

as Thorsten Rehm

Ilona Schulz

as Frau Sussmann

Robert Schupp

as Tobias

Heinz Röser-Dümmig

as Lutger Reinhardt

Martina Eckrich

as Renate Pföhler

Nina Fiedler

as Bine

Hans-Rüdiger Kucich

as Gerd Postweiler

Ruth Köppler

as Elvira Fischer-Walter

Achim Enchelmaier

as Bernd

Monika Hirschle

as Melanies Mutter

Volker Jeck

as Volker Jeck

Hans-Peter Gastiger

as Recycler

Andreas Bornhardt

as Garden Center Worker

Violetta Breuer

as Neighbor

Siegfried Schneider

as Herr Meiser

Crew

Maren Ade

Director

Nellis Du Biel

Original Music Composer

Heike Parplies

Editor

Nikolai von Graevenitz

Director of Photography

Janine Jackowski

Producer

Ina Siefert

Original Music Composer

Claudia Schoelzel

Production Design

Anett Pohl

Makeup Artist

Eric Ségol

Art Direction

Maren Lüthje

Production Manager

Sonja Heiss

Assistant Director

Emrah Ertem

Casting

Agnes Karow

Assistant Director

Gitti Fuchs

Costume Design

Baran bo Odar

Assistant Director

Maren Ade

Writer