"'Your silence will not protect you,' said Audre Lorde. But for the protagonist Janne, this silence seems to be the only thing that will protect her. She protects herself with an ignorance directed at herself. Her fear of hurting others and disappointing them with her weakness is too great. Janne is the kind of woman we meet in everyday life, but who is very seldom seen in cinema. Aenne Schwarz has succeeded in portraying this character authentically. It hurts again and again to watch her, and with every moment of silence, with every thought of "It's all good", the movie screen mirrors our society. Directly and without an ounce of self-pity, she leads this silent woman out of desperation and toward rebellion. For this remarkable achievement, we present the 2018 German Cinema New Talent Award for Acting to Aenne Schwarz."
