
February 17, 1983 · 43 years old
Nora Fingscheidt (/ˈfɪŋʃaɪt/ FING-shyte born 17 February 1983) is a German director and screenwriter. She has been a participant of the Max Ophüls Preis film festival since 2011 for her short films, winning the prize in 2017 for Without This World (Ohne diese Welt). She became widely known for her…

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. Hoping to heal, she returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands where she grew up.

Benni, age 9, bounces among institutions that cannot tackle her outbursts. She wants to move in with her mother--who cannot handle her wild daughter. After Micha is hired, Benni slowly opens up and attaches herself to him.