Die Frau von früher The Woman from the Past ) is a 2013 German TV drama and thriller directed by Andreas Kleinert
. The film is an adaptation of the acclaimed stage play by Roland Schimmelpfennig. Crew United Movie Overview Release Date: June 7, 2013 (Germany). Drama, Thriller. 1 hour 47 minutes. Andreas Kleinert. Screenplay:
Stefan Kolditz, based on the play by Roland Schimmelpfennig. Crew United Plot Summary The story follows
, a couple married for 19 years, who are preparing to emigrate to Toronto with their 17-year-old son,
. Their suitcases are packed, and they are ready for a fresh start following a professional failure. The Movie Database The move is interrupted when
, Frank’s childhood sweetheart, appears on their doorstep. Twenty-four years prior, Frank swore eternal love to her, and Romy has returned to demand he fulfill that promise. Her presence forces the family into a psychological confrontation that reveals their darkest sides and pushes them to their absolute limits. The Movie Database Cast and Characters Role Description Devid Striesow The husband who made a long-ago promise Frank's wife, facing the disruption of her life Ursina Lardi Frank's ex-girlfriend who returns after 24 years Frank and Claudia's teenage son Paula Kroh Alex's girlfriend Production and Reception Review: Die Frau von früher - The Oxford Student
Die Frau von früher (English: The Woman from the Past) is a German drama and thriller film released on June 7, 2013, directed by Andreas Kleinert. Based on a nonlinear play by Roland Schimmelpfennig, the film explores the destructive nature of past promises and the fragility of modern family life. Plot Overview
The story follows Frank (Devid Striesow) and Claudia (Anna Loos), who are preparing to emigrate from Germany to Toronto for a fresh start following Frank's professional setback. Their suitcases are packed, and their teenage son, Alex (Jonas Nay), is struggling with the move as it means leaving his first love, Nora.
The family's plans are derailed when Romy (Ursina Lardi), Frank’s childhood sweetheart, suddenly appears on their doorstep. Romy has returned after 24 years to hold Frank to a promise of eternal love he made when they were teenagers. Her arrival pushes the family to their limits, stripping away their composure and revealing their darkest impulses. Cast and Production The film features a cast of prominent German actors: Devid Striesow as Frank Anna Loos as Claudia Ursina Lardi as Romy Jonas Nay as Alex Paula Kroh as Nora die frau von fruher 2013 okru new
The screenplay was written by Stefan Kolditz, with cinematography by Johann Feindt and a score by Daniel Michael Kaiser. Critical Reception
Reviews for Die Frau von früher were mixed, often focusing on the transition from stage to screen: Review: Die Frau von früher - The Oxford Student
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Possible confusion with the TV film
In 2013, a German TV movie titled "Die Frau von früher" (directed by Thomas Berger, starring Susanne Wolff) aired on ARD. It’s a drama about a woman who confronts her past. The mention of ok.ru suggests someone might have uploaded the film there (illegally or via clips) and labeled it "new" — which is common for file-sharing or streaming posts on Russian social media.
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The 2013 German film Die Frau von früher (The Woman from the Past), directed by Andreas Kleinert , is a psychological thriller adapted from Roland Schimmelpfennig's
2004 stage play. The film is widely available on platforms like under its Russian title, Женщина за стеной
(Woman Behind the Wall), though it is occasionally confused with a different 2013 German thriller, Die Frau hinter der Wand Review Summary Plot & Concept:
The story centers on Frank and Claudia, a couple preparing to move to Canada with their son, when Frank's childhood sweetheart, Romy, suddenly appears demanding he fulfill a 24-year-old promise of eternal love. The film explores the "darkest sides" of its characters as they are pushed to their psychological limits. Critical Reception: Reviews are polarized. The Oxford Student
praised the film's "eclectic" feel, noting that the set's battered door serves as a "silent protagonist" and highlighting Ursina Lardi's "fine delivery" as a bewitching siren. Conversely, a highly critical review on
dismissed it as "garbage," describing the main character as a "complete a$$hole" and the antagonist as a "psycho b***h," ultimately finding the film a "worthless piece of crap". Performance:
Informative Overview – “Die Frau von früher” (2013) Possible confusion with the TV film In 2013,
Prepared as a concise briefing for anyone who wants a solid, fact‑based picture of the 2013 German‑language production titled “Die Frau von früher.”
Genre: Drama / Psychological
Runtime: ~90 min
Where to watch: Available on Ok.ru (with German audio; check for subtitles if needed)
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Die Frau von früher is a 2013 German TV psychological thriller/drama directed by Andreas Kleinert, based on the acclaimed stage play by Roland Schimmelpfennig. The film explores themes of past promises, obsession, and the unraveling of a family's life during a moment of major transition. Plot Summary
The story centers on Frank and Claudia, a couple whose life is packed into boxes as they prepare to move to Toronto with their 17-year-old son, Alex, for a fresh professional start. Their plans are suddenly interrupted when Romy, Frank's first love from 24 years ago, appears at their door. Romy claims that Frank once swore to love her "forever" and she has come to hold him to that promise. Her presence forces the family to face repressed memories and darker sides of their personalities as the situation escalates into a tense psychological confrontation. Cast and Production
Die Frau von früher (TV Movie 2013) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
Immediately, a search through conventional German film databases (IMDb, Filmportal.de, Crew United) yields a challenge. There is no major feature film from 2013 with the exact title Die Frau von früher. However, this does not mean the content does not exist.
In 2013, German public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, Arte) as well as film schools (DFFB, HFF Munich, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) produced dozens of short films for festivals and online release. Based on the search volume for this specific phrase, "Die Frau von früher" (2013) is most likely one of two things: