: Her romance with a surfer in Portugal is not just a teenage whim but a desperate attempt to anchor herself in a world outside the family's car—their "tank" and only safe place. The State I Am In | Christian Petzold - In Review Online
In his breakout feature, The State I Am In , director Christian Petzold avoids the high-octane thrills typically associated with political fugitives to instead focus on the suffocating psychological reality of a family on the run. The film follows Hans and Clara, former Red Army Faction militants sought for decades, and their teenage daughter, Jeanne, as they return to a Germany that has largely forgotten their revolutionary ideals. Through its bleak aesthetic and intimate character study, the film argues that the greatest threat to the family is not the state’s surveillance, but the internal "security" that isolates them from reality and each other. The State I Am In subtitles English
: Jeanne’s development is arrested by her parents' lifestyle; she has never had a stable home or friends, forcing her into a state of deep social awkwardness. : Her romance with a surfer in Portugal