Crazy (2000)

Directed by

Hans-Christian Schmid

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

12

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 16-year-old boy named Benjamin transfers to a boarding school to improve his grades. He struggles to fit in and falls in love with a girl named Malen.

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What happens

Crazy is a 2000 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. It is based on the autobiographical book by Benjamin Lebert, published in 1999. The film is a drama about a 16-year-old boy named Benjamin who, after experiencing some academic problems, transfers to a boarding school in an attempt to improve his grades. When he reaches the new school, he has difficulty acclimating to his new environment along with some coming of age issues, when he falls in love with a dreamy school girl named Malen. The part of Benjamin was played by Robert Stadlober. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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