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Tkotsch) becomes increasingly obsessed with boys, Jessika is left to her own devices. The lack of communication between the parents and their incapability to manage their off kilter situation, culminates in a horrifying event, that
Jessika is forced to witness. In the face of her parents delusional denial, Jessica begins to fall into a deep self-destructive depression. To save herself from her family's dark abyss, and despite her parents continuous attempts to hold her back, Jessika decides to take her future into her own hands and takes a very courageous step….
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Jessika (Elisa Schlott) fights to keep her broken family together. When Jessika's father (Michael Lott) loses his job, their family life becomes an impossible struggle. While her parents try to repair their already off-balance relationship and her sister Caro (Sina
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Balance was awarded the Young German Cinema Award as Best Production. In addition Elisa Schlott won the award for Best New Actress. The Young German Cinema Award is awarded by the Bavarian Broadcasting Company (BR), the Bavaria Film Production and the Hypovereins Bank and is offered to
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