Franka Potente on misogyny in the film industry, the pandemic year under Trump and her debut feature film as a director, in which she stages her husband as an emaciated junkie.
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David Steinitz
An apartment near Munich’s Viktualienmarkt, on the balcony facing the backyard, welcomes Franka Potente for an interview. The 46-year-old has lived in the USA for years, where she has worked a lot as an actress since her breakthrough with “Run Lola Run”, including with Matt Damon and Johnny Depp. She is visiting Germany to present her first feature film as a director: “Home” is a German-American co-production, filmed in the USA, in theaters from July 29th. The film tells of a man who spent many years in prison after a murder and who is now returning to his hometown to look after his terminally ill mother. It is played by Academy Award winner Kathy Bates.