Was Marielle Weiß (What Marielle Knows) is a sharp, taut and pitch-black comedy that deconstructs the perfect picture of family dynamics. It does so by revolving around a high concept idea ...

By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief When German director Frédéric Hambalek first started writing What Marielle Knows, he had no children. By the time the film finally made it to screen ...

Frédéric Hambalek’s dark comedy What Marielle Knows, about a teenager with the power to read her parents’ minds, has inked multiple territory deals following its Berlinale premiere in ...

What Marielle Knows continues this interest in the bond between parents and withdrawn, unfathomable kids, but moves into the realm of satire and fantasy, as teenage Marielle (newcomer Laeni Geiseler) ...

By Jordan Mintzer Like a Yorgos Lanthimos movie co-directed with M. Night Shyamalan, the dark supernatural satire What Marielle Knows (Was Marielle weiss) takes a Hollywood high concept and turns ...

German writer-director Frédéric Hambalek delivers a thought-provoking modern comedy in which two parents struggle to adapt to their child's newfound telepathic powers. It all starts with a slap.

It turns out Marielle knows a whole lot, far too much for her parents’ comfort. In fact, after suddenly developing telepathic abilities, Marielle knows everything her parents do and say ...

Dir/scr: Frederic Hambalek. Germany. 2025. 87mins. Ever since a friend slapped her face in the playground, 13-year-old Marielle has gained the ability to see and hear everything her parents do and ...

Two young lovers change the lives of their parents forever when the parents learn from the joyful experience of their kids, and allow themselves to again find their love.