The Unpolished

Stevie has two homeless, drifting hippies for parents. She continually struggles with their unpredictable lifestyle as latter-day nomads. THE UNPOLISHED tells the story of how a young girl must find her way in a physically and emotionally destructive adult world. "THE UNPOLISHED is an attempt to fathom what motivates a child who has grown up too early to ultimately break out, despite the love that exists." (Director Pia Marais)

Keywords

  • Award Winning
  • Berliner Schule
  • Filmgalerie 451
  • Screen: Germany
  • User Favorites: Top 25
  • Coming of Age
  • drugs
  • family

Actors

  • Ceci Chuh
  • Birol Ünel
  • Pascale Schiller
  • Georg Friedrich
  • Joana Preiss

Director

  • Pia Marais

Drama


1h 34min


12 FSK

DE


EN

Germany
2007
All this 14-year-old wants is a 'normal' life, but that's not easy to come by given the lifestyle of her hippie parents.

All this 14-year-old wants is a 'normal' life, but that's not easy to come by given the lifestyle of her hippie parents.


Stevie has two homeless, drifting hippies for parents. She continually struggles with their unpredictable lifestyle as latter-day nomads.


THE UNPOLISHED tells the story of how a young girl must find her way in a physically and emotionally destructive adult world.


"THE UNPOLISHED is an attempt to fathom what motivates a child who has grown up too early to ultimately break out, despite the love that exists." (Director Pia Marais)

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