Franky Five Star

Directed by
Birgit Möller
Germany
2023
"Just be yourself!" Who can do that? Franky, at least, has four voices in her head that keep messing up her life. In her head world, she lives with Ella, Frank, Lenny and Mrs. Franke in an old hotel. While Franky just wants to get her life together, her alter egos have their own goals. They want love - or finally sex. When she gets closer and closer to her best friend's new boyfriend, of all people, chaos breaks out in her head hotel. (Festival information, Saarbruecken, 2023)

What does it mean to be oneself? Can one also be many? In young Franky's head live a whole bunch of weird birds, like the strict concierge, the seductive chambermaid and an oddball elevator boy. Just when Franky thinks she has managed to get her real life together, the hotel staff interfere and mix everything up. Reality and Franky's fantastic mental hotel are connected by a lift - until it breaks down.

Despite her peculiarity, Franky just wants to find love.

Playfully, director Birgit Möller and lead actress Lena Urzendowsky lead us through Franky's rollercoaster of emotions. The film brings lightness to the complex and topical subject of psychological stress. This makes it possible for us to visit Franky's head cinema and feel comfortable there. An extraordinary, vibrant film that builds a bridge between worlds.

(Foto: © jip film & verleih)

Festivals

44th Film Festival Max Ophuels Preis
"Franky Five Star" by Birgit Möller won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Festival Max Ophuels Prize 2023. The Festival Prize for Best Feature Film went to "Alaska" by Max Gleschinski.

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